Art of The Celts 3 – The Charlie Tully Mural, West Belfast
For many decades, murals have dominated the urban landscape of Belfast. One of the most interesting for Celtic fans was a painting of Charlie Tully, the darling of the…
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‘Tic Toons – The Series
It’s ‘Toon time bhoys and ghirls. Here’s the collection so far. If you come across a Celtic cartoon that you would like to share with your fellow fans then email…
‘Tic Toons – Dan Doyle 1894
The club was only a few years old when this cartoon appeared. Celtic had just won the league title for the second time. The Hoops hadn’t yet been invented and…
And the winner is . . .
Angela Jaap from Glasgow has won our Sean Fallon Book Competition. Almost all entrants second time round gave the correct answer to this question: When Sean Fallon was manager of…
‘Tic Toons: Meet the Manager, Jock Stein
From 1973’s ‘Scorcher and Score’ magazine, a ‘toon review of ‘John’ Stein’s career as a player and manager. At that point the 7th League title in succession had just been…
Sean Fallon book competition – winner required!
Unfortunately none of the competition entrants guessed correctly. The question posed was: Which former Celtic star recorded a message for Sean Fallon’s 80th birthday celebrations in which he said: “Thank…
‘Tic Toons – Jimmy Quinn: Cup Final Hat-Trick Hero, 1904 (Part 2)
The Baillie was a popular Glasgow-based newspaper which produced a cartoon supplement of major events such as the cup finals. Here we again see key scenes from Jimmy Quinn’s incredible…
‘Tic Toons – Jimmy Quinn. Cup Final Hat-Trick Hero, 1904 (Part 1)
The legend of The Mighty Quinn started here. The 1904 Scottish Cup Final against Rangers; Celtic two down after only 11 minutes. The stuff of nightmares. Or the stuff of…
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