THOUSANDS ARE SAILING – Part Two
‘THE HEADQUARTERS OF POPERY IN THIS CITY’ “The suburb of Bridgeton is an admirable illustration of this. Modern though it be, it has not been allowed to pass scatheless —…
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THE FOUNDATIONS OF CELTIC: CHARITY, RELIGION, POLITICS OR PROFIT?
Matthew Marr (@hailhailhistory/@hailhailhistory.bsky.social) If Disney made a film about Celtic’s establishment, the storyline can be easily imagined. It would likely open with a scene in Ireland showing the ravages of…
Book: CELTIC STICKER HEAVEN
GLASGOW’S GREEN AND WHITE – A book celebrating the best of Celtic fan stickers. The sweeping craze of ultra culture among football fans in Europe in recent years has changed…
Winning football’s grand old prize: 1892 -v- 2024
Whether it be the first time or the 42nd time, the Celtic support know how to celebrate winning football’s oldest trophy in style . . . Celtic won the Scottish…
THE ST PATRICK’S DAY MASSACRE
“Maybe St Patrick was watching just a little bit that day and decided to give us a hand.” – Billy McNeill “He soothed the souls of psychos and the men…
1888: A Celtic Cyclone hits Ibrox!
‘The groaning of many a Ranger . . . ‘ Of all the places that Celtic supporters have travelled in support of the Bhoys home and abroad, there is one…
THE DOUBLE-HEADER
Anyone looking at the Scottish League fixtures published for Saturday 15th April 1916 would have been forgiven for thinking a typo had been made. Instead of ten fixtures there were…
AWAYDAYS: CLIFTONVILLE, BELFAST 1984
‘In the neat little town they call Belfast . . .’ Irishness is at the core of Celtic’s identity and from the club’s first visit to the Emerald Isle in…
the shamrock 