The Celtic support have never been short of invention when it comes to ways of hailing their heroes or re-telling the history of thei club..

Given that the Irish and the Scots are renowned for having a certain way with words it is perhaps not surprising that for Bhoys fans poetry was among the very earliest means of expressing their admiration and devotion to the club and its players. While the quality of some efforts might fall a little short of the work of Yates or Burns, others are truly emotive and powerful pieces of work. What unites all the poems here though is the fact that there's no denying the passion the poets show for the Celts.

Many of these poems - dating from the very earliest days of the club to the more modern era - were published in newspapers, fanzines and club publications like the Celtic View. In this section are a selection of these poems.


General & History
A Celtic Bawl
The Flagpole's Serenade
The Faithful In Arms
Mother Ireland
An Gorta Mor
Diaspora
They Crossed The Sea On Coffin Ships
Our Spiritual Home
Glasgow's Irish Team
Celtic Scarfs and Ireland's Flag
Irish Heart and Celtic Soul
Amhán Na bhFiann
Our Lord and Saint Patrick
The Royston Road
The Garden of God
Brother Walfrid stands By Parkhead's Gates
Ireland’s 33rd County (The Garden of God)

Players
Quinn of the Celtic
Andy McAtee
John Thomson - We Can Never Forget
While We Ha'e James McGrory
Garngad's Irish Bhoy (Jimmy McGrory)
Jimmy McGrory - The Goal Machine
James McGrory
McGrory's Farewell
To Jimmy Johnstone
Johnny Doyle - Our Man on the Field

Famous Games
Sputnik (7-1)


Celtic Park
A Sod of Shamrocks
The Jungle