Jul 27 • General discussion
Coat Dragger
This illustration depicts a faction fight in 18th or 19th-century Ireland, a common form of violent dispute between gangs or family groups.The men are wielding shillelaghs, traditional Irish wooden clubs, which were the primary weapons used in this form of stick fighting, known as Bataireacht.The scene likely originates from illustrations for William Carleton's 1834 book, Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry.The pose of the man on the left raising his leg and stick may reflect a traditional fighting stance called Corrghuineacht, often associated with Irish folklore.
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Bataireacht - Irish Stick Fighting:
• Irish Stick Fighting (Bataireacht) — the history and art of the shillelagh.
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