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Celtic FC to commemorate 'The Great Hunger'

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  • 10-09-2016 8:46am
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    bobbysands81
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    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


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    Winterlong
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭Winterlong


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


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    FA Hayek
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    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


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

    Slim fit only.


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    MRnotlob606
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    Well rangers and and celtic are always singing about he famine.


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    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.


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    Breaston Plants
    Registered Users Posts: 707 ✭✭✭Breaston Plants


    A fantastic club with amazing supporters.


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    A Little Pony
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    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.


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    A Little Pony
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    MRnotlob606 wrote: »
    Well rangers and and celtic are always singing about he famine.
    Scottish football has been in a famine for decades.


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


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    timthumbni
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    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.


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    bobbysands81
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    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!


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    timthumbni
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    bobbysands81 wrote: »
    Booby? Old Firm? Flegs?

    You're full of the bants!

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


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    bobbysands81
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    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.


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    timthumbni
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    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.


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    Fred Swanson
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    bobbysands81
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    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.


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    corner of hells
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    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?


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    dan1895
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    I thought people stop giving a toss about Celtic after their 8th birthday


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











    except for any club in Ireland


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


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    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.


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    The flying mouse
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    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


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    Banjoxed
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    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.


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    The Backwards Man
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    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.


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    howiya
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    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?


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    Felix Jones is God
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    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


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    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.


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    howiya
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    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?


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    The flying mouse
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    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.


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    howiya
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    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


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