This week's theme: toponyms coined after places in Ireland. shillelagh also shillalah (shuh-LAY-lee, shuh-LAY-luh) noun
A cudgel, traditionally made of blackthorn or oak. [After Shillelagh, a village in County Wicklow, Ireland, famous for its oaks.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=shillelagh -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Ultimately, Ballymore is Finnegan's dramatic shillelagh that prods us to wonder how we'll feel about our own hometowns years hence when they become cold and empty." Peter Rusland; Reel Nice Effort by Merc Crew; News Leader and Pictorial (Duncan, Canada); Jun 2, 2007. Sponsors' Messages: Subscribe to http://delanceyplace.com -- a carefully selected non-fiction book excerpt free to your email each day. It's the thinking person's daily quotation. AdSpeed - Advanced ad serving solution. Easy to use, reliable, fast service. http://www.adspeed.com/?src=wordsmith ............................................................................ I am aware that no man is a villain in his own eyes. -James Baldwin, writer (1924-1987) Our privacy policy: AWAD mailing list addresses are never sold, rented, leased, traded, swapped, exchanged, or bartered. We hate junk mail. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/shillelagh.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/shillelagh.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/shillelagh.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
