Going away present.

[James MacMillan]

An excellant gift. I've taken to carrying one on my nightly walks.

[GMan]

That is awesome!!!

[Streetcar]

I learned something new with this gift, too. I was always under the impression that a shillelagh was an Irish walking stick. I was wrong. It's a short "club" that Irishmen carried with them on walks to fend off predators, 4-legged as well as the 2-legged varieties.

Here's a link for more background on the more martial purposes of the shillelagh:
http://www.geocities.com/glendoyle/bata/

And congratulations again on the move Al! Unfortunately, it doesn't sound like you'll be having a return trip to Seattle anytime soon.

[Rigged]

Nice kilt. The shillelagh would have been handing dealing with the Christmas shopping crowds.

[andyfg]

Be careful! (Very nice)

[oldsoldier]

Very nice! MY friend makes them, just for fun. I have one in my jeep. He's given them to our favorite barkeeps as well. I'll snap a pic of mine & post it up later.

[JayFilomena]

When my wife and I were in Ireland last year, her Italian Uncle asked us to bring one home for him. I too was under the impression that it was a walking stick. Now I think he just wanted to beat me with it. Merry Christmas.

[Chef]

Very nice looking intimidator.