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why are we called the "bhoys"

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  1. ronan cfc

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    im wondering why do we have a h after the b and also ghod etc ay reason?:celt_2::shamrock:
     
    ronan cfc, Aug 14, 2009
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  2. Paul67 Administrator Administrator

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    The "h" was added to the name to make it look/sound Irish.
     
    Paul67, Aug 14, 2009
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    Why are Celtic called the Bhoys? asks Dan Reid
    "That's quite an old one", said Celtic's helpful press officer, who admitted he wasn't able to give a definitive answer to our question but would give it a good shot.
    The first tangible bit of evidence the club have for their strange nickname is a postcard from the turn of the century which refers to the Celtic team of the time as "the bould bhoys" (sic). It is thought the extra letter in "boys" was added to phonetically represent the Irish pronunciation of the word, with a soft inflection of the h.
    The writer of the postcard didn't coin the nickname as such – the team were known to many as the "bold boys" soon after the club was founded in 1888. But whoever the scribe was is widely credited with the unique spelling, and deserves the thanks of anyone who has had to write a back-page headline for a Glasgow newspaper in the past 100 years or so. Not to mention us.
     
    marcusklippel, Aug 14, 2009
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    always wondered that. Even though i have it in my nhame
     
    Cfc-Ghod, Aug 14, 2009
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  5. ronan cfc

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    oh thanks i never knew it had something to do with making i sounds irish
     
    ronan cfc, Aug 14, 2009
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    the truth is no one actually knows the real reason
     
    Rossenspeil, Aug 14, 2009
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    Actually, it was an evil Illuminati conspiracy - or so Glasgow Tim would have had us believe.

    What happened to GT anyway?
     
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    He's away on the Mothership for the summer.
     
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    A, * probe camp.
     
    CrosasRightFoot, Aug 14, 2009
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