Liam at the Old Shillelagh B&B is an interesting guy, being probably the only person in Ireland making the ancient Shillelagh or 'Fighting Stick' the proper way, taking three years for the process to reach completion. We had an short day's walk today, so Liam spent the morning showing me the many different types of Shillelagh he makes and the processes they go through; from cudgels to clubs and from fighting sticks to luck charms...
I got myself a big blackthorn fighting one!
Later that morning a van pulled up beside us and John invited us into his nearby house, for ham sandwiches and tea, laced with sugar. Today was an easy day; a short walk later we arrived at our B&B and I popped into the village for a huge plate of bacon and cabbage.
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Hope the people of Shillelagh looking after you. Enjoy your walk through this area of real Wicklow.
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