Originally Posted by
monktonharp
I've never heard any anti-Irish comments from a Hibs fan in my life. up until the mid-seventies, many used to sing some of the "tamer" rebel songs, but this died off eventually after some of the atrocities, be it in mainland uk or indeed Irish soil. some Celtic fans may like to assoiate us with everything anti-celtic . the thing about us being anti-celtic is more to do with the facts, from history when they stole our players, and from more recent times when they "enticed" a lot of our players to make the short journey to East Glasgow. most of my friends(Hibs folk) are definitely not anti-irish and lots of them have family history of Ireland, we also have great friends and marriage relatives in Eire and the North, many of which are keen fans of Hibernian. a friend's wife,Dublin born actually despises Celtic and hates the fact that they sing the Irish anthem in English! most of them probably don't even know the first line,in Irish Gaelic.