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BBC : Despite originating in Ireland, Irish stick-fighting has almost completely died out in this country. + See also : Arnis fighting sticks. |
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A number of items take their name from the shillelagh, including the [[MGM-51 Shillelagh]] anti-tank missile,{{sfn|Matusitz|2014|p=208|loc=More recently, the MGM-51 antitank missile [..] was baptized as the "Shillelagh"}} and several aircraft of the [[357th Fighter Group]] which were named for the club, and had similar representative nose art.{{fact|date=July 2019}} In the tabletop game ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', 'shillelagh' is a low-level spell used by casters to make simple clubs into powerful bludgeoning weapons.{{sfn|Dungeons & Dragons|2014}}
Irish stick-fighting popularity grows but not in Ireland.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-15150299</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Arnis]] : fighting sticks in the [[Martial arts|martial art]] of the [[Philippines]]
* [[Knobkerrie]], a similar club associated with Southern Africa and World War I British troops
* [[Rungu (weapon)]], a similar club common in East Africa
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