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Years in the making, John W. Hurley’s exhaustively researched book uncovers the lost history of the shillelagh and its use in stick fighting.

Colin Quinn uses his humor to draw parallels between the ancient world and our own twisted modern society in “Long Story Short,” his one man show playing at The Suzanne Roberts Theatre.

Looks like a lot of you are already in Wildwood. No worries for those of you who are still in town. There’s plenty of Irish music and, later in the week, a brand-new Irish festival.

Great Irish music, bevies of Irish dancers, food, drink and lots of Celtic-themed merchandise come your way Sunday along the riverfront.

In which the star of the one-man show “Long Story Short,” explains how he boils down the history of the world into 75 minutes of sardonic, on-target comedy. The show rolls into Philadelphia this week for a good long run.

Enter the Haggis is stopping by this weekend (but they’ll be back in the area in July) to help christen the new World Cafe Live at The Queen in Delaware. Also on tap: Bristol’s Celtic Day, Jamison in North Wildwood, and Colin Quinn’s one-man show “Long Story Short,” a history of the world in 75 hilarious minutes.

At the Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championship in Chester, photographer Brian Mengini caught one of the Fighting Irish team’s games, a 30-0 pummeling of Boston College. We have the pics.

The Firefighter John J. Redmond Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians honors Joe Montgomery with the Hibernian Service Award.