VNTG 39"Irish Blackthorn Shillelagh Walking Stick”THE QUIET MAN”Cohans Bar Cong

MON-FRI shipping only  SEE PICS FOR MEASUREMENTS  ***We love reasonable offers!***  Antique Irish Blackthorn Shillelagh One Piece Root Knob Walking Stick Cane 39”   The Location: Cong—the famous Irish village where the legendary 1952 Oscar-winning Hollywood movie The Quiet Man (starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara) was filmed.  The Bar: Pat Cohan's Bar was the primary backdrop for the movie's iconic, marathon pub fight scene. During the 1951 filming, it was a local shop, but the movie production put up the Pat Cohan pub sign.   Due to the film's massive international fame, it was later turned into a real, legendary pub that remains a massive global tourist hub for movie buffs.  The full carving reads From Cohans Bar Cong. Gift shops in Cong historically commissioned local craftsmen to make these authentic 39-inch blackthorn sticks specifically for movie fans visiting the location  These specific blackthorn walking sticks were primarily handcrafted and sold between the late 1950s and the late 1990s.  Timeline of the Pat Cohan's Bar Shillelaghs1951–1952  The Quiet Man film is shot in Cong. During filming, the building was just a regular local grocery shop and gas station owned by John Murphy. The film crew slapped the temporary Pat Cohan sign over the storefront for the exterior movie scenes.  Mid-1950s to 1970s (The Gift Shop Era): After filming wrapped, the owner left the famous Pat Cohan sign up because massive waves of American and international tourists began f