The town name is associated with the blackthorn walking stick known as a shillelagh.

He carried a blackthorn walking stick given to him by William Butler Yeats.

His blackthorn stick fell to the floor as he clutched the dispatch box.

Ballard reached for the blackthorn stick which was on the back seat and then got out of the car.

Neil's trophy on that occasion was an Irish blackthorn stick.

In her hand is her blackthorn stick, the one she used to hit me and Orla on the ankles with when we were young.

A fat old shrew, gray with many seasons, pushed his way through, belaboring about him with a knobbly blackthorn stick.

Without warning, an incredibly ancient hedgehog came crashing through the undergrowth towards them, waving a knobbly blackthorn stick.

His blackthorn stick lay on the bench beside him, and his short, bowed legs dangled a few inches above the ground.

Alfoh's paw strayed dangerously near his blackthorn stick.