Belfast Celtic Society's Posts - The Wild Geese2024-03-29T10:21:19ZBelfast Celtic Societyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/BelfastCelticSocietyhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/68528560?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/blog/feed?user=0qdoeqwdtsgv1&xn_auth=noJackie Denver - Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam - Rest in Peacetag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-08-01:6442157:BlogPost:355092013-08-01T12:00:00.000ZBelfast Celtic Societyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/BelfastCelticSociety
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84699878?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84699878?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="225"></img></a> Sadness descended over Lurgan in Co. Armagh on Sunday, July 21, 2013 as the news filtered out that legendary Belfast Celtic inside forward Jackie Denver had passed away. <br></br> <br></br> A stalwart of Elisha Scott's team in the late 1940's, Denver was an ever present in Scott's sides. He played in many of the most memorable games in the club's final days, including the 'Windsor…</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84699878?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="225" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84699878?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="225" class="align-left"/></a>Sadness descended over Lurgan in Co. Armagh on Sunday, July 21, 2013 as the news filtered out that legendary Belfast Celtic inside forward Jackie Denver had passed away. <br/> <br/> A stalwart of Elisha Scott's team in the late 1940's, Denver was an ever present in Scott's sides. He played in many of the most memorable games in the club's final days, including the 'Windsor Riot' game on December 27, 1948 and also toured the USA with Belfast Celtic in 1949.</p>
<p> Transferred to Glenavon in his native Lurgan by Belfast Celtic on their demise, he went on to be a lynchpin at the Armagh club in the 1950's, helping them to league and cup triumphs under managers Jimmy McAlinden and Harry Walker - themselves legends of Belfast Celtic. <br/> <br/> <font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">There, he was joined by another Belfast Celtic legend and close friend, the recuperated striker, Jimmy Jones. Alongside Irish International Wilbur Cush they helped bring the Gibson Cup beyond Belfast for the first time and also became the first provincial club to lift the 'Double'.<br/></font></p>
<p><a href="http://www.belfastceltic.org/index1.html" target="_blank">You can read more on the website of the Grand Old Team here</a>. </p>Celtic Legend Mickey Hamill Recalled at Hannahstowntag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-07-10:6442157:BlogPost:297872013-07-10T14:30:00.000ZBelfast Celtic Societyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/BelfastCelticSociety
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84699368?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84699368?profile=original" width="401"></img></a> <strong><span class="font-size-5">I</span>n a picture-postcard graveyard</strong> clinging to the side of the Black Mountain in Belfast, the memory of Belfast Celtic’s greatest ever player was recalled on June 30, 2012.<br></br><a href="http://www.belfastceltic.org/archive/hamill.html"><br></br> Mickey Hamill</a>, the former Glasgow and Belfast Celtic centre-half, who also played at…</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84699368?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84699368?profile=original" width="401"/></a><strong><span class="font-size-5">I</span>n a picture-postcard graveyard</strong> clinging to the side of the Black Mountain in Belfast, the memory of Belfast Celtic’s greatest ever player was recalled on June 30, 2012.<br/><a href="http://www.belfastceltic.org/archive/hamill.html"><br/> Mickey Hamill</a>, the former Glasgow and Belfast Celtic centre-half, who also played at other times for Manchester United and Manchester City, was commemorated at a joint event between the Belfast Celtic Society and the <a href="http://celticgraves.com/index/">Celtic Graves Society</a>.</p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><span class="font-size-2">In an emotional ceremony, Celtic FC Director Brian Wilson gave the keynote address and spoke in powerful tones about the links between the two clubs and the importance of the Irish connections at Celtic today. </span><br/><br/></font> <span class="font-size-2"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">He said; "It's a great privilege to represent Celtic at this special event - It shows the special affinity between the two cities of Belfast and Glasgow”. Mr Wilson further remarked that “Celtic FC supports and values the work of the Belfast Celtic Society and the <a href="http://www.belfastceltic.org/darlingofthefalls.html">Celtic Graves Society</a>”.<br/><br/> <font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Celtic fans, veteran journalists and family members of Mickey Hamill, from as far away as Australia, took part in the gathering. Y</font></font></span><span class="font-size-2"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">ou can read more about Mickey Hamill and the Grand Old Team on the <a href="http://www.belfastceltic.org/" target="_blank">Belfast Celtic website</a>. <span style="color: #339966;"><strong>BC</strong></span><br/></font></font></span></p>
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<p>A young Celtic supporter from Belfast - Brendan Barnes - has just started on his 2 year cycle trip round the world on behalf of the charity <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Zambia">Project Zambia</a>. The Project was started by the staff and students of St Mary's Christian Brothers School (CBS) in Belfast in response the cry of the poverty-stricken people…</p>
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<p>A young Celtic supporter from Belfast - Brendan Barnes - has just started on his 2 year cycle trip round the world on behalf of the charity <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Zambia">Project Zambia</a>. The Project was started by the staff and students of St Mary's Christian Brothers School (CBS) in Belfast in response the cry of the poverty-stricken people of the compounds of Lusaka in Zambia. <br/> <br/> Since then the project has grown, spreading to communities throughout BelfastHis blog and stories (especially about the glacier dam breaking) are well worth reading. Follow Brendan on his trip of a lifetime and please <a href="http://www.charitygiving.co.uk/thebigcycle">support Brendan with a donation</a> - he is taking 2 years out of his life to help others.</p>
<p>Brendan's trip wlll see him cycle 25,000 miles through some of the world’s harshest climates and toughest terrain. The trip began in Alaska , into the vastness of the Yukon, down through British Colombia into the US via Washington, Oregon, Califormia, Nevada, Utah, Arizona. Through Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and into Argentina. </p>
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<p><br/> From there Brendan heads for Cape Town, South Africa and through Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Belgium, France, England and then up to Liverpool.</p>
<p>"From there, I will get the boat home to Belfast and cycle the last 5 miles to my front door where i know a nice bed and a home cooked meal will be waiting," says our intrepid cyclist. You will find him here <a href="http://www.thebigcycle.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow nofollow">www.thebigcycle.com</a>. Donations can be made <a href="http://www.charitygiving.co.uk/thebigcycle">here</a>.</p>
<p></p>Mickey Hamill: An Irishman at the White Housetag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-06-04:6442157:BlogPost:243762013-06-04T08:00:00.000ZBelfast Celtic Societyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/BelfastCelticSociety
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<div align="center"><span class="font-size-2"><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Mickey at The White House (standing outside the West Wing, no less) in 1925, where he was brought to meet US President Calvin Coolidge, with his colleagues in the Boston Soccer Club…</font></em></span></div>
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<div align="center"><span class="font-size-2"><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Mickey at The White House (standing outside the West Wing, no less) in 1925, where he was brought to meet US President Calvin Coolidge, with his colleagues in the Boston Soccer Club</font></em></span></div>
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<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><strong><span class="font-size-6">O</span>ne of the greats of Irish soccer history</strong>, who was once the guest of the U.S. President, will be remembered at a special event in Belfast on Sunday, June 30. Former Ireland captain Mickey Hamill, a Belfast Celtic, Glasgow Celtic, Manchester United and Manchester City star, will be remembered at his graveside at Hannahstown Churchyard, where a special plaque will be unveiled by his family at noon.</font></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Organised by the Belfast Celtic Society, the event has attracted huge interest in the football fraternity and one of the top Directors at Celtic FC, Brian Wilson, will jet in to represent the Glasgow giants, who are celebrating their 125th year in football.</font> <font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">A former Labour MP for Glasgow, Wilson also wrote the official history of Celtic Football Club, <em>A Century with Honour</em>, as part of the club’s centenary celebrations of 1988.</font></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span class="font-size-2"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">For the first time, the Belfast Celtic Society will also team up with the Celtic Graves Society to host the joint event, as Hamill was a league winner with both clubs.</font></span> <font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><span class="font-size-2">For the past five years, the Celtic Graves Society have marked the resting places of many of the Glasgow club’s most famous players, in Scotland, England and the USA and a delegation will travel from Scotland to be at the event.</span><br/></font></p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">You can read this rest of this <a href="http://www.belfastceltic.org/darlingofthefalls.html" target="_self"><strong>original article here</strong></a>.</font></p>The Legendary Belfast Celtic Football Clubtag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-05-09:6442157:BlogPost:205482013-05-09T09:30:00.000ZBelfast Celtic Societyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/BelfastCelticSociety
<p><img class="align-left" height="136" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84698097?profile=original" width="130"></img> The legendary Belfast Celtic Football Club was the leading light in Irish football from 1891 to 1949. Despite being twice forced to withdraw from competition due to the political uppheavals of the time, the Celtic team won numerous trophies and gained the admiration of the sporting community in Ireland and further afield before sectarianism forced the club to withdraw from League competition for good.</p>
<p>During their time in competition, Celtic had won the Irish League fourteen…</p>
<p><img width="130" height="136" class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84698097?profile=original"/>The legendary Belfast Celtic Football Club was the leading light in Irish football from 1891 to 1949. Despite being twice forced to withdraw from competition due to the political uppheavals of the time, the Celtic team won numerous trophies and gained the admiration of the sporting community in Ireland and further afield before sectarianism forced the club to withdraw from League competition for good.</p>
<p>During their time in competition, Celtic had won the Irish League fourteen times, the Irish Cup eight times, the City Cup Winners ten times and the Gold Cup seven times. The Belfast Celtic team was the pride of Irish football until it was forced out of competition after the dramatic game against Belfast rivals Linfield on Boxing Day in 1948.<br/><br/>The Celtic team had to run from the pitch for their lives when Linfield fans poured over the terrace barriers at the end of a 1 - 1 draw. Centre forward Jimmy Jones was thrown over a parapet, kicked unconcious and left with a broken leg. Defender Robin Lawler and goalkeeper Kevin McAlinden were also seriously hurt. At a meeting the same night Celtic's directors decided to withdraw from football once the season' commitments had been fulfilled. <br/> <img width="465" class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84698148?profile=original"/><br/> Almost 65 years later the team is still fondly remembered and missed by a generation of supporters who were born long after the club's premature departure from sporting competition. Belfast Celtic is still fondly remembered by the People of Belfast and even further afield. <a href="http://www.belfastceltic.org" target="_blank">You can read more on the Belfast Celtic Society website here</a></p>