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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=576309" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Flag Issue at Parkhead in the Fifties</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">In Scotland in the fifties, <br>In football terms, <br>Protest was a blaze <br>From the grumpy old chairmen, <br>They took to a cause <br>That never since has died; <br>The flying of Ireland’s flag <br>Over Parkhead’s sky.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So bold Robert Kelly, <br>Born to Celtic’s dynasty, <br>Acted upon his heart <br>And wrote himself into history, <br>He sat at his desk <br>With pen in hand, <br>And wrote a letter, for a favour, <br>From the Irish PM.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">“Dear Mr.DeValera, <br>How have you been? <br>Have you been reading the results <br>Of the bhoys in green? <br>Our attendance at Parkhead <br>Improves with every game, <br>I just wish our football <br>Would improve the same.”</div><div style="margin:10px 0">“I have a small plea, <br>In this letter I ask, <br>As Celtic’s being condemned <br>For flying Ireland’s flag, <br>We’re proud of the fathers <br>Who built this club, <br>Proud of our heritage <br>As Ireland’s sons.”</div><div style="margin:10px 0">“Ireland’s flag, <br>We’ll never take down, <br>But protest galore <br>May be reaching the crown, <br>So the teams in Scotland <br>Have gathered as a unit, <br>And turned the flag issue <br>Into a game of politics.”</div><div style="margin:10px 0">“I took a walk around Parkhead, <br>It was a sunny day, <br>And noticed our flag of old, <br>Is starting to fray, <br>To the establishment of football, <br>I would just love to brag, <br>Can Ireland, our brother, <br>Deliver Celtic a new flag? ”</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The letter was stamped <br>And mailed to Dublin, <br>By special delivery <br>Not carrier pigeon, <br>And DeValera, in the penmanship <br>Of Yeats’ ghost, <br>Wrote, “No problem, son, <br>It’s in the post.” </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Oct'25th 2003</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Daniel+McDonagh">Daniel McDonagh</a><div class=q>
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In football terms, 
Protest was a blaze 
From the grumpy old chairmen, 
They took to a cause 
That never since has died; 
The flying of Ireland’s flag 
Over Parkhead’s sky.

So bold Robert Kelly, 
Born to Celtic’..."></div>
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