Celtic FC to commemorate 'The Great Hunger'

bobbysands81

Good to see Celtic once again playing a prominent role in this commemorative idea.

Celtic FC only exist as a result of The Great Hunger and the subsequent emigration and discrimination against Irish people abroad.

Interesting that they use the term 'The Great Hunger' and not the revisionist 'Famine'.

http://www.celticfc.net/news/11256

TO once again recognise The Great Hunger, Celtic will be wearing the National Famine Memorial Day logo on the Hoops when they take to the field this Saturday for our match at Celtic Park.

Unquestionably, the Great Hunger was a transforming event in Ireland, which changed the demographic and cultural landscape forever. Indeed, there is nothing else in the history of the Irish people that can be likened to the Great Hunger, either for its immediate impact, or its legacy of emigration, cultural loss and decline of the Irish language

Winterlong

Bobby Sands starting a thread about the great hunger.....Mmmm.

FA Hayek

Strange one alright. Did I read correctly that Sinn Fein and Co. deliberately left the hunger strikers die as it would have good for propaganda purposes. They told the hunger strikers one thing while knowing a deal was in sight regardless.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/news-analysis/time-for-sinn-fein-to-come-clean-on-secret-deal-that-may-have-saved-hunger-strikers-35026531.html

Turtyturd

I'm sure that fans can buy the official replica famine jersey for €80 euro a go too.

Slim fit only.

MRnotlob606

Well rangers and and celtic are always singing about he famine.

bobbysands81

bobbysands81 wrote: »

Interesting that they use the term 'The Great Hunger' and not the revisionist 'Famine'.

http://www.celticfc.net/news/11256

The Chief Executive refers exclusively to the Famine or the Great Famine in his quotes.

The filthy revisionist.

Breaston Plants

A fantastic club with amazing supporters.

A Little Pony

FA Hayek wrote: »

Strange one alright. Did I read correctly that Sinn Fein and Co. deliberately left the hunger strikers die as it would have good for propaganda purposes. They told the hunger strikers one thing while knowing a deal was in sight regardless.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/news-analysis/time-for-sinn-fein-to-come-clean-on-secret-deal-that-may-have-saved-hunger-strikers-35026531.html

Think he is talking about the famine.

Yes Gerry Adams wanted the hunger strikers to keep it going for propaganda purposes.

A Little Pony

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

Well rangers and and celtic are always singing about he famine.

Scottish football has been in a famine for decades.

corner of hells

Isn't there something about not mixing sport and politics ?

timthumbni

bobbysands81 wrote: »

Good to see Celtic once again playing a prominent role in this commemorative idea.

Celtic FC only exist as a result of The Great Hunger and the subsequent emigration and discrimination against Irish people abroad.

Interesting that they use the term 'The Great Hunger' and not the revisionist 'Famine'.

http://www.celticfc.net/news/11256

TO once again recognise The Great Hunger, Celtic will be wearing the National Famine Memorial Day logo on the Hoops when they take to the field this Saturday for our match at Celtic Park.

Unquestionably, the Great Hunger was a transforming event in Ireland, which changed the demographic and cultural landscape forever. Indeed, there is nothing else in the history of the Irish people that can be likened to the Great Hunger, either for its immediate impact, or its legacy of emigration, cultural loss and decline of the Irish language

Booby. Drinking this early on an old firm day is not good for you. Especially on an empty stomach like yours.

Celtic acting like Celtic does. Maybe they could fly famine flags whenever their Palestinian ones start to fray.

bobbysands81

timthumbni wrote: »

Booby. Drinking this early on an old firm day is not good for you. Especially on an empty stomach like yours.

Celtic acting like Celtic does. Maybe they could fly famine flags whenever their Palestinian ones start to fray.

Booby? Old Firm? Flegs?

You're full of the bants!

timthumbni

bobbysands81 wrote: »

Booby? Old Firm? Flegs?

You're full of the bants!

Top bants indeed man who names himself after a deceased terrorist. ;-)

bobbysands81

timthumbni wrote: »

Top bants indeed man who names himself after a deceased terrorist. ;-)

...and now the wink to keep the bants going!

You're on a roll.

timthumbni

bobbysands81 wrote: »

...and now the wink to keep the bants going!

You're on a roll.

You are refusing rolls and any other type of food I take it.

Fred Swanson

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bobbysands81

corner of hells wrote: »

Isn't there something about not mixing sport and politics ?

Celtic were founded as a result of politics, kind of hard to separate the two when that's the case.

Sport and politics are inseparable.

corner of hells

timthumbni wrote: »

Top bants indeed man who names himself after a deceased terrorist. ;-)

What are you on about, deceased terrorist ?

Bobby Sands played for Celtic , doesn't everyone know that?

dan1895

I thought people stop giving a toss about Celtic after their 8th birthday

Omackeral

Ya can't find a more Irish club than Celtic in fairness.











except for any club in Ireland

pablomakaveli

Suppose they have to try and play up to their Oirish tag though they're nothing but the Plastic Paddy of football teams.

Omackeral

Omackeral wrote: »

Ya can't find a more Irish club than Celtic in fairness.



except for any club in Ireland

Club in Ireland?

Feck that. Priests and Glasgow and the tricolour and the fellow from Donegal who played for them and now the Famine and trips to Forfar and booing some Danish player. That's supporting Irish style.

I do like how Irish fans of foreign teams always look for an Irish angle. Oh the Irish in Liverpool, sure didn't Roy play for them, big Irish community in North London, the poor Irish in Glasgow blah blah blah. No club has milked it as much as Celtic mind you.

The flying mouse

timthumbni wrote: »

Top bants indeed man who names himself after a deceased terrorist. ;-)

I thought Op called himself after a deceased MP,

Bobby Sands narrowly won the seat on 9 April 1981, with 30,493 votes to 29,046 for the Ulster Unionist Party candidate Harry West. Sands also became the youngest MP at the time.

https://www.google.es/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwitptqPw4TPAhWBXhoKHVImA-gQFggvMAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBobby_Sands&usg=AFQjCNHsFLBlWkrdegAI18FtD0Lk2DDr6g

Banjoxed

They should have a big celebratory dinner.

A big fead of spuds and the lamb o' God with the gravy and everything. Feckin' delicious, bhoy.

The Backwards Man

The oul lad was at Celtic v Waterford in the European Cup in the early seventies. I think the first leg was a hammering and the Celtic fans sang 'Go back to the bog you Irish bastards' to the Waterford fans before kickoff.

Celtic and Rangers football clubs and their 'fans' stand for one thing and one thing only, antagonising each other and any other poor bastard who has to have anything to do with them.

howiya

Omackeral wrote: »

Ya can't find a more Irish club than Celtic in fairness.











except for any club in Ireland

Out of interest are any of these Irish clubs wearing the memorial logo on their jersey this weekend?

Felix Jones is God

howiya wrote: »

Out of interest are any of these Irish clubs wearing the memorial logo on their jersey this weekend?

No, in general, league of Ireland clubs aren't given to publicity stunts

howiya

howiya wrote: »

Out of interest are any of these Irish clubs wearing the memorial logo on their jersey this weekend?

I hope no Irish club sees our national tragedy as a PR exercise.

howiya

Felix Jones is God wrote: »

No, in general, league of Ireland clubs aren't given to publicity stunts

Is that why they attract so few supporters?

The flying mouse

To be honest I don't see nothing wrong with Celtic commerating the Famine as its history connects it back to them days ,and it still has strong links to Donegal where its original founder hailed from, Good luck to them. nice to see.

howiya

Just googled Celtic there because I wanted to see a picture of the logo.

One of the first things that came up (besides their own website of course) was an article about them exploiting young people with zero hour contracts. Seems their social conscience isn't what it was when they were first founded

timthumbni

howiya wrote: »

Is that why they attract so few supporters?

To be fair this last few years without Rangers celtic park has had a load of empty green seats in their home matches. They have only stated to fill up again since Rangers returned. Like it or not Celtic need Rangers and vice Versa.

howiya

The flying mouse wrote: »

To be honest I don't see nothing wrong with Celtic commerating the Famine as its history connects it back to them days ,and it still has strong links to Donegal where its original founder hailed from, Good luck to them. nice to see.

I don't see anything wrong with them commemorating it either. Interesting the attitude the LOI fanbase has to it. I've seen it commemorated in GAA circles before, usually with a minutes silence at matches on the weekend of the memorial day.

It usually happens in May. Wonder why it has been moved to September this year.

howiya

timthumbni wrote: »

To be fair this last few years without Rangers celtic park has had a load of empty green seats in their home matches. They have only stated to fill up again since Rangers returned. Like it or not Celtic need Rangers and vice Versa.

I'm not really interested in Celtic v Rangers to be honest. The question you've quoted is about attendances at League of Ireland matches

RobbingBandit

New rivalry starts today New Rangers vs Glasgow Celtic. Discuss...

super_furry

Nice weekend for it. Who are they playing?

Paz-CCFC

howiya wrote: »

It usually happens in May. Wonder why it has been moved to September this year.

When there was a specific day of remembrance given to it, League of Ireland matches had a minute's silence for it. I don't remember it for the last few years, though.

I think it was moved to September in 2011, because of the UK queen's visit in May 2011.

I liked the way the LoI commemorated it. A minute to remember an awful tragedy in our history in a respectful manner. Not the PR nonsense that the poppy is in English football or large-scale fan displays like Celtic. It just doesn't seem right at a football ground.

howiya

Paz-CCFC wrote: »

When there was a specific day of remembrance given to it, League of Ireland matches had a minute's silence for it. I don't remember it for the last few years, though.

I think it was moved to September in 2011, because of the UK queen's visit in May 2011.

I liked the way the LoI commemorated it. A minute to remember an awful tragedy in our history in a respectful manner. Not the PR nonsense that the poppy is in English football or large-scale fan displays like Celtic. It just doesn't seem right at a football ground.

Was there a minute's silence at the Cork game last night?

Fr_Dougal

bobbysands81 wrote: »

Celtic were founded as a result of politics, kind of hard to separate the two when that's the case.

Sport and politics are inseparable.

Have a Snickers®, you're not yourself when you're hungry.

diomed

Goof move by the Celtic marketing department.

timthumbni

Great result for the poor downtrodden FC. If only a football match corresponded to real life then a UI would be just around the corner. Ho hum.

riffmongous

Well there was no goal famine today anyway

Alf Stewart.

timthumbni wrote: »

Great result for the poor downtrodden FC. If only a football match corresponded to real life then a UI would be just around the corner. Ho hum.

Do you realise you just correlated the results of a football match, and the possibility of a United Ireland


Just checking.

timthumbni

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

Do you realise you just correlated the results of a football match, and the possibility of a United Ireland


Just checking.

A bit like a football team from Scotland harping on about the Irish famine then, yes????

Alf Stewart.

timthumbni wrote: »

A bit like a football team from Scotland harping on about the Irish famine then, yes????

How is that in any way similar?

I'm pretty sure I remember some teams from the English premier having minutes silence, armbands etc for victims of 9/11.

What's your point?

Jesus.

Wonder do those slagging off Celtic's memorial on the shirt say the same every year Remembrance Sunday comes round?

Turtyturd

howiya wrote: »

Out of interest are any of these Irish clubs wearing the memorial logo on their jersey this weekend?

They probably can't afford the costs.

Jesus.

Banjoxed wrote: »

They should have a big celebratory dinner. A big fead of spuds and the lamb o' God with the gravy and everything. Feckin' delicious, bhoy.

Taking the piss out of a million dead of starvation with a bit of religiosity thrown in. Fair enough. Do you do that at 11th November every year too?

Felix Jones is God wrote: »

No, in general, league of Ireland clubs aren't given to publicity stunts

Same question to you Felix. Are clubs engaging with poppy Sunday merely doing a PR exercise?

Felix Jones is God

Jesus. wrote: »

Taking the piss out of a million dead of starvation with a bit of religiosity thrown in. Fair enough. Do you do that at 11th November every year too?

Same question to you Felix. Are clubs engaging with poppy Sunday merely doing a PR exercise?

It's akin to kneeling during the American national anthem in a football game....break the norm and you get hammered, ask James McClean

tim_holsters

If the stuff about zero hour contracts is true Celtic are a proper set of showboating cnuts.

timthumbni

Ahhh James McLean.... The most oppressed person ever.........

The Derry rosa parks. I hope he is ok.