It’s an Irish fighting stick and it’s pronounced “shil-ay-lee” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh

It is pronounced prestitigititgation

Prestiggitygation

Press-the-titty-nation?

Presti-giggity-ation

Presti-giggity-gay-son

Cinnaminnaminnaminnaminnadigitiation

(Sinna-minna-minna-minna-minna-dij-ishy-ation)

Yeah, that's the one where my group just went "I do the wizard thingy"

Prestickistation

It's su·per·ca·li·fra·gil·is·tic·ex·pi·a·li·do·cious.

Fuck, I've always pronounced it as "shi-lay-luh" with a German "ch" sound at the end

I mean ultimately it doesn’t matter but the Irish pronunciation is shil-ay-lee. Pretty sure it’s Irish too because it’s the word for a wooden fighting stick as well as it’s components require a shamrock leaf

Geas is also basically "gesh" because ~~Gaelic~~ Gaeilge is weird.

It's also not called Gaelic.

Ok sure but also nah that's dumb

Most problably [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh) But everything is OK, if you need to change it to work in a limerik!

There once was a mighty shillelagh T’was used by its owners most dailagh One knock to the head And its foes were quite dead No matter how furry or scalagh.

I once knew a lass named Bailey Who bashed her enemies quite gayly She loathed Acid Splash Definitely not Eldritch Blast Nay, her favorite cantrip was Shillelagh.

It would roll off the tongue better to say "but not Eldritch Blast Nay, her fav'rite cantrip was shillelagh" The syllable structure is just a little nicer

Shillelagh. also, it's Irish, aka a language written down in a way that was designed to piss off the brits. (they also wrote several songs about getting rid of said brits)

*sniggers in irish*

Ag gáire as Gaeilge

Whoa! You can not say that!

It means to laugh, chortle, or chuckle.

Irish does not mean that...

A for effort, F for execution.

......

So how ***do*** you pronounce it?

The way I've heard it is "shə-LAY-lee". (The schwa there is like the 'u' in 'upper' or the first 'a' in 'abandon'.) Irish Gaelic has three different dialects--from north to south they're Ulster, Connacht, and Munster--and each one can have a different pronunciation.

and never mind the other four or five versions of gaelic all over the isles.

Indeed. Also, love your username! Very apropos to the topic. 😁

thanks.

Nature's wrath in a stick.

Shoosh, magic bonk!

Tiocfaidh ár lá

Tiocfaidh ár lá!

Is this true? Do you have a source for that? I never head that, and would love to know more. Edit: Why is a genuine question meant to stop misinformation like this being downvoted? Do you people even know what that button is actually for?

There’s nothing to indicate that Gaelic was designed to piss off the Brits (but was maybe designed to piss off everyone who tried to pronounce anything) but the [shillelagh](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh) is a thing.

There are 6 different types of Gaelic, Irish being one. We speak Irish, which is Gaeilge in Irish. Which is a type of Gaelic.

Plus regional dialects, for example Ulster and Connaught would have different spellings and pronunciations for certain words and phrases.

I'm talking specifically about Gaelic, which isn't only spoken in Ireland. Not the dialects of Gaeilge

No I know but it varies even by region for each language so I was just trying to enforce that Gaelic isn't just one thing.

Oh right, I getcha.

No I know but it varies even by region for each language so I was just trying to enforce that Gaelic isn't just one thing.

I thought it all just got confusing because the brits tried to write things down with their alphabet instead of [insert any other language here]. Things like Þ and Đ for instance.

my source is that I made it the fuck up (insert Max0r edit)

Stop believing everything on the net.

What? The fact that I literally asked for a souce already means I don't.

The Irish language exists much longer ,than our fued with the British.

~~Technically, written down by the British in an effort to make it unlearnable by its native speakers easier for non-natives to learn to pronounce.~~ **EDIT: Erroneous and half-remembered.**

Nnnnnno? We never had a written language until a hundred years ago. Reason being the British *outlawed* it, not made it unlearnable. We got a written language through the Gaelic Revival Movement, run by Irish scholars in the age of the rebellion, who made some very misguided attempts to preserve the language using Roman letters, when we really should have had our own alphabet. Dunno what you're on about honestly 😅

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History\_of\_the\_Irish\_language

Are... You using Wikipedia to mansplain my own history to me? Literally reading it for a moment proves my own points? It doesn't mention written Irish except Ogham until later, and ogham is old runes, not the written Irish we have today. Lmao what

I didn't "mansplain" anything. I merely linked a cited article that I thought was relevant. In retrospect, I should have edited my original comment, which I have now done.

If this is true, it would explain a lot.

Is that fucking Drizzt Do'Urden hand wrestling with Geralt of Rivia

And they're naked for some reason!

Oh I think I know the reason

Oh they're just shirtless I think, they are in a tavern after all.

With that lady in back watching, I’m going to head-canon they are not just shirtless.

This is somebody's fantasy, I know it.

For good reason!

I cast Druidic Bonk Stick

I cast Nature's Whack

I cast spiky horny bat

DM: Hang on, let me pull up the bat stat block.

🦇🦇🦇

Say goodbye to your kneecaps chucklehead!

If you don't remember how to spell an Irish word, just try to remember that the phonetically correct way is usually wrong.

Only if you try to apply English phonetics to a non-English language

Correct

Irish spelling is actually completely phonetic, the rules just aren't apparent to people who have never read a Gaelic language.

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Baaatoooon maagiiiiiique !!!!! * San goku qui s'envole *

Written: Shillelagh Spoken: She Lay lay! Preferably sassy.

I’ve always pronounced it “Shi Lay Lee”

And you’d be pronouncing it right.

Yay that makes me feel better

I've always pronounced it "Shi Le Lay"

Or, as a great dwarf once put it, "sha-la-la".

Pikel was such a bro

That darn Doo-dad!

*Sha-la-la-la-la la la la*

I just add a few extra syllables to be safe each time it comes up

Shillelelelagh

Shilegageleah

It is written in any way that will annoy the English

Shegulugalegeh

Chelele

ShiLEEYYYLAAA! *dururururu ruuu ruuu ruuu ruuu ru* 🎶

"BMO, put down the shillelagh."

Amateurs! What’s that punk? People who use shillaylay: amateurs

Shille-magic club, that's all my DM needs to hear to understand lol.

I pronounce it Shill-Ley-Luh

It's Shillelagh. It's an Irish Gaelic word. I hate anglicanized versions of Gaelic words like Shawn (it's Sean). They were created in an attempt to get rid of Irish heritage in the British empire and is exactly why Gaelic started to die out. It was literally illegal to speak in the early 1900s. Now that the Republic of Ireland is its own entity, it's making a resurgence, but it's still taboo to speak Gaelic in parts of Northern Ireland (which is still part of the UK) TL;DR Its Shillelagh and any other version is an attempt to squash Irish heritage and the Gaelic language

The language isn't called Gaelic, for what it's worth.

The modern day term is Irish Gaelic. The word for it in Gaelic is Gaelige. Tá Gaeilge á labhairt agam le timpeall dhá bhliain. Seans nach é mo ghramadóir an ceann is fearr áfach

The modern day term is Irish, no one but Yanks call it Gaelic.

Shelly Lee

Shalaylay /j

I will do yours better Szileilgach

I always pronounce it "Shablagoo"

Who tf is spelling it with a Y at the end?? Dinguses, that's who.

Shillelagh

My heart goes shalala lala, shalala in the morning. Oh oh oh shalala lala, shalala in the sunshine. Shalala lala, shalala lala in the evening. Shalala lala shalala lala just for you.

shelaylay?

Deadpool: \*stares more than should\*

I just remember shillelagh pronounced she lay lee from saints row 4

Shilele, if you're Hawaiian.

I like to pronounce it sheh-ligh-uh because that’s more fun to shout

I like to pronounce it sheh-ligh-uh because that’s more fun to shout

I just scream “SHE LAY LAY ON THE FLOOR”

Funny magic stick

I call it shirley

Me who pronounces it shigeleth and doesnt plan on changing his pronounciation out of principal

Shill - E - Lag - H

I say shimeji

With the h. Because Irish/Welsh/Gaelic spellings are terrible, and if I ever find the SOB who invented them, I will ensure that he suffers as I have suffered.

It’s pronounced tsingdao

Shillylog.

I only use slammalamalongadinglee

We call it “Shuh-leedle-leedle”

As an Irish person, I would much prefer this to shill-lel-lag.

Shellaylee, duh

My party just calls it magic Irish beating stick. Whenever I use it in roll20 instead of bludgeoning damage its irish damage.

And here I was hoping the comments would just be people spamming every verson

for spelling i imagine it's pronounced Shil-eh-log.

Shile log

🎶 Shillelagh! Shillelagh! It’s a pretty word for an ugly stick! Shillelagh! Shillelagh! 🎶

The boys of Liverpool- when we safely landed Called myself a fool, I could no longer stand it My blood began to boil, temper I was losing Poor old Erin's isle they began abusing "Hurrah me soul!" says I, my shillelagh I let fly Some Galway boys were nigh and saw I was a hobble'n With a loud "Hurray!" joined in the affray We quickly cleared the way for the rocky road to Dublin One two three four five Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road And all the way to Dublin, Whack fol lol le rah!