An appropriate choice for St Patrick's Day.

The word "shillelagh" likely originates from the Irish phrase "sail éille" meaning "thonged willow" or "cudgel of a thong" and the name of the village of Shillelagh in County Wicklow, Ireland. The shillelagh is a stout, knobbly stick, traditionally made from blackthorn wood, used as a walking stick, weapon, and symbol of Irish culture. 

Shillelagh was first recorded in English in the 1670s. Despite its simple appearance as a curved or knobbly cane, the shillelagh is a centerpiece of an Irish variety of martial arts.

When I was in high school, a friends father, who was very Irish, used an authentic shillelagh as a walking stick and you never saw him without it.  He would even attend his kids sporting events with it, parent-teacher conferences, go shopping or do his banking, and even used it when he went to work, but would have to lean it against a wall or in the corner while he was working.  

Just the facts:

SHILLELAGH Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

umm.. No  

25 minutes ago, drpaladin said:

From the day they are cut, it takes three years to make a blackthorn shillelagh. They are nearly indestructible. 

Well the fairies do need time to work their magic.