That’s when Donovan grabbed his grandad’s shillelagh — a traditional Irish wooden walking stick. “I was trying to find some type of persuasive weapon,” he said. “So, I picked up the ...

Sometimes a vintage walking stick is more than a dapper statement piece. It can also be a men’s grooming kit, a croquet set, a microscope, or even a projector. Multipurpose canes were all the ...

An 81-year-old former Marine from suburban Chicago used his grandfather's antique Irish walking stick to chase off three burglars and deliver one a thump in the head for his trouble. Dan and ...

Dan Donovan, pictured with his wife Barbara, managed to scare off threeburglars with his antique Irish walking stick, known as a shillelagh (Picture: AP) An 81 year-old former US Marine was able ...

NILES, Ill. (AP) — An 81-year-old former Marine from suburban Chicago used his grandfather’s antique Irish walking stick to chase off three burglars and deliver one a thump in the head for his ...

An Antiques Roadshow guest was unfazed when he discovered the true worth of his 175-year-old walking sticks. Expert Ronnie Archer-Morgan was there to greet a guest who brought in two walking ...

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For the uninitiated a rabologist is a collector of walking sticks. Fortunately with counselling and a great deal of family support we have managed to reduce my wife’s collection to one fairly ...

NILES, Ill. – An 81-year-old former Marine from suburban Chicago used his grandfather’s antique Irish walking stick to chase off three burglars and deliver one a thump in the head for his trouble.

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