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In reply to the discussion: The physical therapists took away my walker! [View all]trof
(54,256 posts)6. I was thinking more Irish Blackthorn.
The Blackthorn bush is found throughout Ireland and the British Isles. It has been prized for centuries as a material for premium walking sticks. The original Blackthorn sticks were 2 to 4 foot long Irish shillelaghs (the national weapon of rural Ireland). In expert hands the shillelagh was so fearsome that during the final occupation of Ireland, the English outlawed it.
To get around the law, the Irish turned the shillelagh into a 3-foot walking stick. The English didnt want to appear unreasonable by outlawing walking sticks too, so the Irish kept their modified shillelaghs and the world gained a beautiful and functional walking stick known simply as the Blackthorn.
http://www.coldsteel.com/irishblackthorn.html
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Yeah. My favorite one has butterflies all over it. It's an aluminum adjustable.
HopeHoops
Jun 2012
#4
My shillelagh is cedar and would make a nice weapon if necessary, however,...
HopeHoops
Jun 2012
#20
About 25 years ago my mom went to England and brought back a walking stick ... lovely antique ...
Flaxbee
Jun 2012
#2
Following a REALLY bad motorcycle accident in 1981, I was in a full-leg cast and on crutches...
MiddleFingerMom
Jun 2012
#18
Before I left the rehab hospital I made them show me how to properly use a cane
csziggy
Jun 2012
#25
I think it just feels natural if you're right handed to carry the cane with the right hand.
sarge43
Jun 2012
#26
Also gives a certain sense of physical security in a place that isn't so familiar.
sarge43
Jun 2012
#31