Originally Posted by TrebleKing:
“The Irish, who 90% of the Celtic support are descended from, have always been heavily represented in the British Armed Forces. Indeed, at one time the British Army was made up of 42% of Irishmen. That's something the numbskulls that disgrace the Poppy and desecrate minutes' silences don't realise. They're dishonouring their own.”
In what year what the British Army made up of 42% Irishmen? 1914, 1939 or 1830?
The British forces carried out massacres in Ireland and colluded with Loyalist paramilitaries to kill Catholics, nationalists and republicans.
If you don't understand why some don't want to 'honour' these people then you can't be very intelligent.