Ian Shepherd Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 A new addition to my truncheon collection. The largest Irish bog oak truncheon I have ever seen.It is 19" long and carved with Shamrocks,Harps, Hounds and a Tower.It is also carved on the flat top but I can't make out what it represents and I have never seen one carved there before. Ian
Mervyn Mitton Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 Very nice example Ian - and certainly has some size. Maybe made larger to carry in a Mayoral procession - or even - dare I say it, an Orange Order March...... I have always held the view that these Bog Oak (petrified wood that has been under water - almost like a peat - and is very hard) truncheons and tipstaffs were a British attempt to introduce a form of Parish Constable into Ireland. There is no great shortage of them - however, I have yet to see a picture of a uniformed official carrying one ? Could you show a picture of the top ?
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