- éiligh
- vb claim, demand
Irish-English dictionary. 2013.
éiligh
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shillelagh — /sheuh lay lee, leuh/, n. (esp. in Ireland) a cudgel, traditionally of blackthorn or oak. Also, shillala, shillalah, shillelah. [1670 80; < Ir Síol Éiligh town in Co. Wicklow; the adjoining forest provided wood for the clubs] * * * … Universalium
shillelagh — shil•le•lagh [[t]ʃəˈleɪ li, lə[/t]] n. (esp. in Ireland) brit. a cudgel, traditionally of blackthorn or oak • Etymology: 1670–80; after a town of the same name (Ir Síol Éiligh) in Co. Wicklow … From formal English to slang
