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On the 2th of
April 1949, the Belfast Celtic team set sail from Cobh, Co Cork for a
six-week tour of North America. The team travelled on board the 35,
000-ton cruise liner the R.M.S
Mauretania. 22-year old Éanna Fanning
was on board to record these moments for history.
The players who travelled
were: Tom "Bud"
Aherne, Paddy Bonnar, Johnny Campbell, Charlie Currie, Johnny
Denver, Joe Douglas, Tom Dorman, George Hazlett and Robin
Lawler, Billy
McMillen, Kevin
McAlinden, Alex Moore, Jimmy Murdough, Mick
O'Flanagan, Reggie Simpson and Harry Walker. |
Original
illustration from the passenger list of the R.M.S Mauretania |
They were accompanied by
Elisha Scott, trainer Paddy
McGuigan, Chairman Austin Donnelly and
Directors Dr. James Mc Sparran and Dr. E. McSorley, Ray McAlinden, Patsy Mc
Alinden and Éanna Fanning. Jimmy
Jones, still
recovering from the infamous Boxing Day attack, was unable to travel. A
contingent of family, friends and supporters also travelled with the team.
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the images to enlarge the picture
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Paddy
Bonner and Johnny Denvir |
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Paddy McGuigan tries
his hand at coits
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Harry
Walker, Austin Donnelly (Chairman) and Robin Lawler
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Paddy
Bonner, Joe Murdough and George Hazlett
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Ray McAlinden,
Charlie Currie and Belfast lad McMahon
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Paddy Bonner, John
Denvir, George Hazlett and Harry Walker
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Reggie
Simpson and Enda Fanning.
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Kevin
McAlinden
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George
Hazlett
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Reggie
Simpson, Johnny Campbell, John Denvir, Joe Murdough
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Charlie
Currie, Bud Aherne, Nick Cutillo (a young Italian boy heading for
Canada) and George Hazlett
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John
Denvir, George Hazlett, Joe Murdough, Elisha Scott, Johnny Campbell
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