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Bhoys

Discussion in 'TalkCeltic Pub' started by lupin43, Nov 30, 2004.

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  1. lupin43

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    i know this is gonnae sound kinda stupid coming fomr a celtic fan, but today my mate asked me y they call celtic the Bhoys, and i just stared at him and realised i actually didnt know the answer, so i was wondering, y do they call them the Bhoys???
     
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    That is a good question because i dont know why there are called the bhoys aswell
     
  3. yep, thats their official nickname. celtic supporters call them different things like hoops or celts and call catholic celtic fans tims. it's not stupid that u didn't know, it's just celtic fans give them loads of names!
     
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    I think if memory serves correctly that its something to do with the way in which the Irish pronounce 'Boys' sounds as if theres a H in it.. Thats the reason ive read about anyway, im sure there are many.
     
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    The first it appeared was on a postcard from the turn of the century which refers to the Celtic team of the time as "the bould bhoys".
    Bhoys however was a common American slang term for Irish immigrants at least as far back as the late 1840s, so the parrells can be drawn from this.
     
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    ok thanx. i never new that thanx alot