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Topic: Belfast Celtic
Posted By: Double Maxim
Subject: Belfast Celtic
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2012 at 6:23am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdH5y28Gojs" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdH5y28Gojs
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Posted By: jinky
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2012 at 4:23pm
gone but never forgotten.. Hail Hail Belfast Celtic
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tir gan teanga ,tir gan anam
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Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2012 at 4:29pm
 jinky wrote:
gone but never forgotten.. Hail Hail Belfast Celtic |
Are you from Belfast Jinkster? Your posting from Tallaght arnt you?
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Posted By: gazelle.
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2012 at 4:33pm
jinky wrote:
gone but never forgotten.. Hail Hail Belfast Celtic |
Sweet suffering jesus.
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Posted By: jinky
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2012 at 4:57pm
doesnt take long for the anti celtic gimps to appear
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tir gan teanga ,tir gan anam
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2012 at 5:27pm
My old man used to tell me tales of the Belfast Celtic Legends.
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Posted By: Marley+
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2012 at 8:20am
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Did Belfast Celtic ever play a match in Dublin
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Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2012 at 9:14am
Did Wayside Celtic ever play a match in Belfast?
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Posted By: Marley+
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2012 at 1:02pm
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Sunderland Celtic were the Bhoys.
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Posted By: Wearmouth
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2012 at 1:43pm
Marley+ wrote:
Sunderland Celtic were the Bhoys. |
 those were the days.
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Charlie Hurley a true legend
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Posted By: gary rowell
Date Posted: 11 May 2013 at 9:15am
Marley+ wrote:
Sunderland Celtic were the Bhoys. |
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Posted By: ftm
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2013 at 7:16pm
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Nice touch the link with Charlie Tully last night at Solitude.
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Posted By: Vaux
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2013 at 11:17am
ftm wrote:
Nice touch the link with Charlie Tully last night at Solitude. |
Ryan Catney related to Charlie Tully ?
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Posted By: jinky
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2013 at 11:31am
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Posted By: Vaux
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2013 at 11:43am
jinky wrote:
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Now there is a true LEGEND. |
Posted By: Cabra Hoop
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2013 at 11:47am
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Is t not B. Johnston related to CT ?
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Posted By: Vaux
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2013 at 11:48am
Cabra Hoop wrote:
Is t not B. Johnston related to CT ? |
I think you could well be right they look so alike.  |
Posted By: gary rowell
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 5:25pm
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Do Belfast Celtic have a museum ?
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Posted By: corkery
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 8:11pm
They were supposed to play in the Southern League but FIFA said that the League of Ireland could only go ahead if they kicked all non Free State teams out. That rule is the same today. Derry are only in because of some agreement.
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Posted By: donegal dave
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2014 at 9:37am
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A club badly missed Belfast Celtic.
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2014 at 6:48pm
Reading the commendable campaign for Patrick O'Connell on ybig what was his record like for Belfast Celtic?
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2014 at 7:19am
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There some coverage about Patric O'Connell on the Belfast Celtic Facebook Page.
https://www.facebook.com/BelfastCelticSociety/photos/a.267252163359232.65584.101525766598540/600699750014470/?type=1" rel="nofollow"> 
https://www.facebook.com/BelfastCelticSociety/photos/a.101526113265172.2842.101525766598540/487618281322618/?type=1&source=11" rel="nofollow"> 
https://www.facebook.com/POConnellmemorial" rel="nofollow"> 
https://www.facebook.com/POConnellmemorial" rel="nofollow - Patrick O'Connell - Irish Footballer Memorial Fund https://www.facebook.com/POConnellmemorial/photos/o.101525766598540/552146221568723/?type=1" rel="nofollow - 
Gerry Armstrong and Mal Donaghy with a signed Northern Ireland Shirt... donated to the POC Memorial Fund. See our page for more details ! https://www.facebook.com/BelfastCelticSociety#" rel="nofollow - See More
Simon Needham https://www.facebook.com/BelfastCelticSociety/posts/270373936467797" rel="nofollow -
Hi folks, just to let you all know about an exciting new campaign st...arted last week in memory of one of your former famous players, PATRICK O'CONNELL. As you may know O'Connell played for Belfast Celtic in the early years of last century (I believe up to 1909) before going on to have a varied and distinguished career with several clubs in England, most notably Manchester United (Captain 1915- ) and representing the Republic of Ireland. He then moved to Spain in the 1920's and achieved notable success as a manager with such clubs as Racing Santander (taking them from the regional leagues to be founding members of "La Liga") Real Betis (remarkably winning their one and only league title in 1935) and most famously, FC Barcelona, guiding them through the troubled times of the Spanish Civil War. Despite this success, O'Connell's personal life was far from straightforward, and sadly he died destitute in London and is buried in an unmarked grave in the city to this day. the PATRICK O'CONNELL MEMORIAL CAMPAIGN is an effort launched by a group of fans, with the backing of his relatives (Mike and Sue O'Connell) to raise funds to restore his grave, and to commission a statue of the man as a worthy tribute to his contribution to British, Irish and Spanish football..... There are some exciting events planned, and we aim to involve all of his former clubs, bringing fans together from many different backgrounds...Please take a look at https://www.facebook.com/POConnellmemorial" rel="nofollow - www.facebook.com/POConnellmemorial ....We hope you'd all like to give this campaign your support...THANKS ! https://www.facebook.com/BelfastCelticSociety#" rel="nofollow - See More
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Posted By: heppies
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2014 at 10:23am
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Anyone on here visited this place?
Andersonstown News February 14, 2013
McGeady donates Irish shirt to centre
http://belfastmediagroup.com/celtic-museum-in-seventh-heaven/" rel="nofollow - Celtic museum in seventh heaven
http://belfastmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/McGeady-1024x512.jpg" rel="nofollow">  Aiden McGeady’s father John (right) and his uncle Pat donate Aiden’s Ireland jersey to the museum
By Staff Reporter
W ord is spreading about the Belfast Celtic Museum at the Park Centre and some special visitors made the trip all the way from Bonnie Scotland to visit on Friday, February 8.
Relations of former Celtic star Aiden McGeady stopped off at the museum, spending time checking out the 250 exhibits and soaking up the history of Belfast’s Grand Old Team.
In town on a family trip, the McGeadys made the museum their first port of call and brought with them some gifts, including an Ireland international jersey signed by Aiden himself!
Aiden’s ‘geansai’ was handed over by his dad John and uncle Pat, who also brought another gift, a handwritten letter by Belfast Celt Jimmy McAlinden, detailing his career, along with his portrait, taken while at Belfast Celtic.
Both of these will soon be on display at the museum in the Park Centre, the former home of Belfast Celtic Park.
Speaking after the visit, Belfast Celtic Society Chairman Pádraig Coyle said: “It was a real treat to welcome the McGeady family to our museum and even more thrilling when they presented us with Aiden’s jersey.
“It was a total surprise and the message inscribed on it is personal to the museum, giving us best wishes – we can’t wait to get it on display.
“The McGeadys are, of course, regular visitors to Ireland and have strong Donegal links, hence Aiden’s choice to play his international football in Dublin.
“Our guide was very surprised at the amount of information the whole family already knew about Belfast Celtic and it was great to be able to detail the many links between the two Celtics.
“Aiden is now at Spartak Moscow, but we feel his jersey is another little connection between the two clubs as, like us all, he remains a Celtic fan!
“John McGeady, Aidan’s dad, is an accomplished footballer himself, who played for Sheffield United, where his teammate was Celtic legend Jimmy Johnstone, and he started his career at Third Lanark in Glasgow, another club to slip into history as they left football in 1967.
“But their story doesn’t stop there as Aiden’s uncle Pat has helped revive the Third Lanark name as a junior team in Scotland, so the family really are steeped in football.
“On behalf of all the members of the Belfast Celtic Society, I’d like to thank the McGeadys for visiting the Belfast Celtic Museum and for the wonderful gift from Aiden himself!”
To find out more about Belfast Celtic, or to check the opening times for the museum at the Park Centre (which opens once a week, alternate Thursdays and weekends), go online at www.belfastceltic.org .If Belfast Celtic was your first love you’ll be happy to hear that the Belfast Celtic Museum is open tonight, Valentine’s night, February 14, in the Park Centre, Belfast between 6-9pm.
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2014 at 4:45pm
heppies wrote:
Anyone on here visited this place?
Andersonstown News February 14, 2013
McGeady donates Irish shirt to centre
http://belfastmediagroup.com/celtic-museum-in-seventh-heaven/" rel="nofollow - Celtic museum in seventh heaven
http://belfastmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/McGeady-1024x512.jpg" rel="nofollow"> Aiden McGeady’s father John (right) and his uncle Pat donate Aiden’s Ireland jersey to the museum
By Staff Reporter
W ord is spreading about the Belfast Celtic Museum at the Park Centre and some special visitors made the trip all the way from Bonnie Scotland to visit on Friday, February 8.
Relations of former Celtic star Aiden McGeady stopped off at the museum, spending time checking out the 250 exhibits and soaking up the history of Belfast’s Grand Old Team.
In town on a family trip, the McGeadys made the museum their first port of call and brought with them some gifts, including an Ireland international jersey signed by Aiden himself!
Aiden’s ‘geansai’ was handed over by his dad John and uncle Pat, who also brought another gift, a handwritten letter by Belfast Celt Jimmy McAlinden, detailing his career, along with his portrait, taken while at Belfast Celtic.
Both of these will soon be on display at the museum in the Park Centre, the former home of Belfast Celtic Park.
Speaking after the visit, Belfast Celtic Society Chairman Pádraig Coyle said: “It was a real treat to welcome the McGeady family to our museum and even more thrilling when they presented us with Aiden’s jersey.
“It was a total surprise and the message inscribed on it is personal to the museum, giving us best wishes – we can’t wait to get it on display.
“The McGeadys are, of course, regular visitors to Ireland and have strong Donegal links, hence Aiden’s choice to play his international football in Dublin.
“Our guide was very surprised at the amount of information the whole family already knew about Belfast Celtic and it was great to be able to detail the many links between the two Celtics.
“Aiden is now at Spartak Moscow, but we feel his jersey is another little connection between the two clubs as, like us all, he remains a Celtic fan!
“John McGeady, Aidan’s dad, is an accomplished footballer himself, who played for Sheffield United, where his teammate was Celtic legend Jimmy Johnstone, and he started his career at Third Lanark in Glasgow, another club to slip into history as they left football in 1967.
“But their story doesn’t stop there as Aiden’s uncle Pat has helped revive the Third Lanark name as a junior team in Scotland, so the family really are steeped in football.
“On behalf of all the members of the Belfast Celtic Society, I’d like to thank the McGeadys for visiting the Belfast Celtic Museum and for the wonderful gift from Aiden himself!”
To find out more about Belfast Celtic, or to check the opening times for the museum at the Park Centre (which opens once a week, alternate Thursdays and weekends), go online at www.belfastceltic.org .If Belfast Celtic was your first love you’ll be happy to hear that the Belfast Celtic Museum is open tonight, Valentine’s night, February 14, in the Park Centre, Belfast between 6-9pm. |
Not been but I would love to pay it a visit one day. 
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Posted By: BDI
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2014 at 11:49am
Double Maxim wrote:
Reading the commendable campaign for Patrick O'Connell on ybig what was his record like for Belfast Celtic? |
How many games did he play for the Bhoys?
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Posted By: Madferret
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2014 at 11:23pm
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Not very well known, but IRA leader Oscar Traynor played in goal for Belfast Celtic.
Led a full life; a goalkeeper, saw action during Easter week, and both The Tan War and Civil War (on the Republican side), a Sinn Féin TD, Minster for Defence during The Emergency, Minister for Justice, and President of the FAI
Most people know there is a road and football Cup named after him but I wonder does this great man have a statue either in Dublin or Belfast?
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2015 at 9:20am
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Welcome to new forum member belfastceltic I thought you maybe interested in this thread on the grand old team.
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Posted By: heppies
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2015 at 4:00pm
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Who was formed first Belfast Celtic or Glasgow Celtic?
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2015 at 4:08pm
The Belfast variety was named in honour of the Glasgow variety on formation in 1891
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Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands.
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Posted By: Amby Fogarty
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2015 at 9:04am
pre Madonna wrote:
The Belfast variety was named in honour of the Glasgow variety on formation in 1891 |
Why did Cork Celtic fold?
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Posted By: Gashley Grimes
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2015 at 9:37am
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For those interested shirts donated by Figo,Kahn,Maldini,Beckham and others are on display at the museum at the Park Centre it opens Thurs evening and Saturday mornings from 11am.
Danny Devenney award winning belfast artist will be painting a spectacular mural this summer telling the O'Connell story from Belfast Celtic via Hillsborough,Boothferry Park,Old Trafford Seville to Barcelona.
Ignition Mgmt Noel Gallagher's Company have given us permission to use live lyrics from the song Cast No Shadow by Oasis - 'When you take my Soul Don't take my Pride...'
Given Patrick's success came in Barcelona and Seville the words will be translated into Catalan and Spanish and appear on the mural.
As well as raising awareness of this story we hope this piece will be of inspration to young people who harbour football/sporting ambitions.
The mural will be unveiled on Aug 7th as part of Feile Belfast.
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Posted By: Amby Fogarty
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2015 at 9:43am
Gashley Grimes wrote:
For those interested shirts donated by Figo,Kahn,Maldini,Beckham and others are on display at the museum at the Park Centre it opens Thurs evening and Saturday mornings from 11am.
Danny Devenney award winning belfast artist will be painting a spectacular mural this summer telling the O'Connell story from Belfast Celtic via Hillsborough,Boothferry Park,Old Trafford Seville to Barcelona.
Ignition Mgmt Noel Gallagher's Company have given us permission to use live lyrics from the song Cast No Shadow by Oasis - 'When you take my Soul Don't take my Pride...'
Given Patrick's success came in Barcelona and Seville the words will be translated into Catalan and Spanish and appear on the mural.
As well as raising awareness of this story we hope this piece will be of inspration to young people who harbour football/sporting ambitions.
The mural will be unveiled on Aug 7th as part of Feile Belfast.
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Posted By: gspain
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2015 at 12:59pm
Amby Fogarty wrote:
pre Madonna wrote:
The Belfast variety was named in honour of the Glasgow variety on formation in 1891 |
Why did Cork Celtic fold? |
I'm pretty sure it was financial issues. Celtic and Alberts went at the end of 78/79 season and a new Cork United (nothing to do with the 1940's version) replaced them.
Crowds were awful at the end. I attended the Limerick game in January 1979 at the Lodge and there were approx 60 people at it. It would be another decade before the crowds came back to Cork football (Cobh Ramblers cup run excepted).
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2015 at 12:25am
Gashley Grimes wrote:
For those interested shirts donated by Figo,Kahn,Maldini,Beckham and others are on display at the museum at the Park Centre it opens Thurs evening and Saturday mornings from 11am.
Danny Devenney award winning belfast artist will be painting a spectacular mural this summer telling the O'Connell story from Belfast Celtic via Hillsborough,Boothferry Park,Old Trafford Seville to Barcelona.
Ignition Mgmt Noel Gallagher's Company have given us permission to use live lyrics from the song Cast No Shadow by Oasis - 'When you take my Soul Don't take my Pride...'
Given Patrick's success came in Barcelona and Seville the words will be translated into Catalan and Spanish and appear on the mural.
As well as raising awareness of this story we hope this piece will be of inspration to young people who harbour football/sporting ambitions.
The mural will be unveiled on Aug 7th as part of Feile Belfast.
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Posted By: BabbsBalls
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2015 at 12:35am
Madferret wrote:
Not very well known, but IRA leader Oscar Traynor played in goal for Belfast Celtic.
Led a full life; a goalkeeper, saw action during Easter week, and both The Tan War and Civil War (on the Republican side), a Sinn Féin TD, Minster for Defence during The Emergency, Minister for Justice, and President of the FAI
Most people know there is a road and football Cup named after him but I wonder does this great man have a statue either in Dublin or Belfast?
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You left out his biggest achievement . Having a road in coolock named after him .
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2015 at 6:05am
Stunning archive film discoveries of Belfast Celtic Park
Two stunning pieces of film from the 1920’s, showing events at Belfast Celtic Park on the Donegall Road, have been discovered by the Belfast Celtic Society. Recent searches on the British Pathe website have unearthed footage of a pony trotting race at Celtic Park during the Truce in the Tan War in July 1921.
At this time, Belfast Celtic had withdrawn from football due to political violence and pony trotting would have been a welcome sporting release for people in west Belfast at a time of high tension. A second, five minute long piece of archive, from the ITN Source website, shows the amazing sight of the 1925 Celtic Carnival winding its way from the city centre through west Belfast to Celtic Park.
Organised to provide funds for Belfast Celtic’s return to football after the conflict of the early 20’s, the carnival drew tens of thousands of participants and spectators to Celtic Park, where revelers enjoyed a funfair. The money raised from this event was used to build the Willof.airy Stand, which loomed over the Iveagh district until the ground’s demolition in the early 1980’s. You can read the rest of this original article and see the films referred to http://www.belfastceltic.org/carnivaltrotting.html" rel="nofollow - here. |
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2015 at 7:22pm
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https://www.facebook.com/POConnellmemorial?fref=nf" rel="nofollow - Patrick O'Connell - Irish Footballer Memorial Fund
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Starting to take shape amazing work by Danny Devenney and Marty Lyons - 2 sides complete of the stadium facing the Falls Road - Messi has come to West Belfast!! smile emoticon
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2015 at 7:17pm
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