Bataireacht

Bataireacht is a traditional stickfighting martial art of Ireland. Often associated with hurling gangs and faction fighters, it was dramatised in Gangs of New York, and classically by Irish author William Carleton in “Traits And Stories of The Irish Peasantry”. “Bata” (or “bhata”) is a general term which can mean any kind of stick. The stick is mostly referred...