Ireland’s ancient martial art of stick fighting is making a comeback Bataireacht, which dates back to the 16th century, is a blend of boxing, fencing, and grappling fought with a long wooden ...

Similar strikes killed many men in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Back then, this long wooden stick with a bulbous head, called a shillelagh, was key to bataireacht, or Irish stick fighting.And this ...