Talk at the Michael Davitt Museum to examine the relationship between Celtic FC and Davitt

Talk at the Michael Davitt Museum to examine the relationship between Celtic FC and Davitt

Dr. Joseph Bradley from the University of Stirling will speak about the influence of Celtic and Irish immigration on Scottish society.

Known for his research on Irish emigration to Scotland and its relationship to Celtic FC, a renowned professor and novelist from Scotland will speak this Monday at the Michael Davitt Museum.The Michael Davitt Museum in Straide will host a lecture on ‘Irish-Catholic Immigration and Celtic Football Club in Scotland in the 19th and 20th centuries’ on Monday, August 5 at 8 p.m. by DR. Joseph Bradley, a senior lecturer in the University of Stirling’s Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport. Public admission to the event is free.

Dr Bradley has written a great deal about the effects that Celtic FC and the Irish community have had on Scottish society over the past century.

His most recent work, “Celtic FC’s 1967 Lisbon Lions: why the European Cup victory of the first club from Britain was a defining moment for the Irish diaspora in Scotland,” emphasises the Lisbon Lions’ 2-1 victory over Inter Milan had deeper social, cultural, ethnic, political, and religious significance.

Michael Davitt was closely associated with Celtic FC when the Sligo-born Marist Brother Walfrid created the team in 1888. In 1892, he was selected as the club’s inaugural Patron and was given the privilege of placing shamrock cultivated in County Donegal on the newly constructed Celtic Park pitch.

Using a broad historical and sociological lens, Dr. Bradley’s lecture at the Michael Davitt Centre will examine a number of significant, interconnected events and processes that ultimately led to the creation of Celtic FC. In addition to these occasions and procedures, this discussion highlights the pivotal roles played by individuals like Willy Maley (Down), Michael Davitt (Mayo), John Glass (Donegal), and Brother Walfrid (Sligo) in the Celtic legend.

Celtic originated with the immigration of Irish people to Scotland. Though there are a lot of Celtic followers on the island of Ireland, a lot of people there are just unaware of this history or Scotland’s significance in the history of the Irish diaspora worldwide. Dr. Bradley said, “This talk examines and clarifies some of the pertinent dynamics that are essential to Irish and British histories.”

The free event is a must-attend for Mayo’s Celtic enthusiasts as well as anyone curious about the county’s link to Scottish emigration, according to John Reid of the Michael Davitt Museum.

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