Resources (Seifteanna)

My Publications (Mo Foilseachání)

As part of my martial arts path, I self-publish materials pertaining to Irish martial arts. In addition to this website, I have one published book and a few more in the works. By buying my books you support my work and I sincerely thank you for your support. Would you like your book or books signed? Just tell me what you would like the inscription to say in the Comments section on the next to last page of the PayPal system, as it promts and processes your order.

Released in 2002:

Irish Gangs and Stick-Fighting In The Works of William Carleton

by John W. Hurley

Irish Gangs and Stick-Fighting In The Works of William Carleton, is a collection of stories about Irish stick-fighters, written in the 19th century, by the Irish author William Carleton. Carleton was an Irish stick-fighter himself, and this is the first time that all of his tales about stick-fighting have been collected in a single volume. The stories provide many details about Irish methods of fighting in the 19th century, and great insights into the fighting culture and code - what I call the "Shillelagh Law" - which guided the lives of Irish fighting men, throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. Four hundred endnotes, meticulously researched, explain the 19th century Irish, and Hiberno-English terms, used by Carleton throughout the text, while the introduction explains Carleton’s life and his important role in the history of Irish stick-fighting.

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**Coming Soon!**

Shillelagh: The Story of The Irish Stick

by John W. Hurley

The name, the image, the stories…controversy and debate seem to enshroud the story of the Shillelagh and our modern conception of it. Unlock the mystery with Shillelagh: The Story Of The Irish Stick.

Other Publications (Foilseachání Eile)

I also try to promote the works of other people who are working in the area of Irish martial arts - hence the following:

Gouren: The Celtic Wrestling Video

Produced by the Federation of Celtic Wrestling in Brittany, France, this tape documents and demonstrates all of the basic throws of the Gouren style of Celtic Wrestling. This style of wrestling was once common in Ireland and Cumann Coraiocht Cheilteach na h'Éireann (or the Celtic Wrestling Association of Ireland), is helping to revive it in Ireland. Available in North America exclusively on this website.

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Gouren: Breton and Celtic Wrestling

by Guy Jaouen and Henri Beon

Written by Guy Jaouen the International President of FALSAB, the Federation of Gouren Wrestling, this is the only book in the English language which explains the intricate and acrobatic throws of the Gouren style Celtic Wrestling.

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