Poems by Daniel McDonagh
- And a Celtic Song Was Sung
- A Team Brother Walfrid Called Celtic
- From Sligo to Glasgow Came Celtic
- Celtic Minded
- The Ballad of Brother Walfrid
- Tom Rogic
- Our Proud Heritage
- Joe Ledley
- Wearing of the Green
- From the Calton to Paradise
- Fife’s Young Son (John Thomson)
- On Parkhead’s Pitch
- Devout to the Green & White
- When Wearing our Hoops
- The Bhoy Who Loved the Green and White
- From the Gallowgate to Paradise
- Poem for Tommy Burns
- The 1980 Scottish Cup Final
- Keeping the Faith in Our Emerald Hearts
- Hillsborough
- Tommy Burns
- The Old Terraced Steps Have Disappeared
- Standing On Parkhead’s Pitch
- The Dhun na nGall Man
- Hail Hail Celtic
- Phil O’Donnell
- A Celtic Christmas
- An Old Firm Christmas Eve Game
- The Italian Bhoy
- Garngad’s Irish Bhoy
- Celtic Scarves and Ireland’s Flag
- Playing Alongside Bobby Lennox
- Legends, Heroes & Celtic
- Heaven Rejoiced As Parkhead Erupted
- The 1957 October Revolution
- Celtic v Racing Club of Argentina – 1967
- The Holy Goalie (Artur Boruc)
- The American Celt
- A 100 Years of the Hoops
- Battle of the Greens – The Dixie Deans Final
- The Glory of the Green
- 40 Years Ago In Lisbon
- The Bhoy Who Lived the Dream
- The Number 18 Shirt
- Neil Lennon
- They Wore the Hoops of Green & White
- Hail Hail Cesar (Bill McNeill)
- The Hero of the Glasgow Irish
- Bring Back the Pride
- Frank McAvennie
- Brother Walfrid Stands by Parkhead’s Gates
- May 1967
- The Fans Sang Out For Celtic (1967)
- The Winning Goal in Lisbon
- In the Old East End of Glasgow
- Hartley the Bhoy
- Celtic Minded
- From The Slopes of Old Parkhead
- Johnny Doyle of the Celtic
- Aiden McGeady
- The Mighty Jimmy Quinn
- Sunday at Ruchill Park
- The Sardine Cup Final
- The Death of John Thomson
- The Bhoy from Croy
- Raised on Celtic
- Midnight at Celtic Park
- All Roads Lead to Paradise
- I Watch the Celtic through my Father’s Eyes
- A Poem for Henrik Larsson
- James McGrory – The Garngad Lad
- The Indian Juggler
- On The Road to Paradise
- The Fans Sang Out for Jimmy Johnstone
- Wee Jinky
- Jimmy Johnstone
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24th October 2026 at 2:31 pm
Ha!! Just brilliant! I can hear this being sung. So funny!
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24th October 2026 at 2:28 pm
I love this verse as I know exactly that feeling of living in a fantasy while kicking the ball as a kid. Makes me wonder what fantasy world professional players live in when they dribble, pass and shoot? Hopefully it’s doesn’t always feel like routine job fired them
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28th July 2026 at 9:40 pm
Hi Denys. Thanks for your kind words. I could have mentioned Dixie Dean but decided not to.
Best wishes, mate
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26th July 2026 at 3:47 pm
Great knowledge of Everton history, Joe.
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23rd July 2026 at 6:54 pm
Hi Jason,
Sorry I forgot to congratulate you on your excellent poem as well.
Keep well
Joe
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23rd July 2026 at 6:43 pm
Hi Jason,
Thanks so much for your kind words about Kevin Keegan, a footballer of legendary status and deeply missed.
Best wishes
Joe
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23rd July 2026 at 12:01 pm
Thank you, Crispin. I will defo encorage my bunch to contribute and will of course clear it with staff room.
Many thanks
Jase
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22nd July 2026 at 6:48 pm
Great poem Jase.
You are a man of my own heart …
And great to hear that you your students poems from our site.
Keep on and more please
if ever some of your students write anything suitable for here and most importantly they give you permission to publish them, you can always do so under your name referencing their names and the school..and year.
Best Crispin
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22nd July 2026 at 10:29 am
I think this is best thing I have read so far about the legend. Thanks
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22nd July 2026 at 10:22 am
One of the greats, inspired my generation of school kids in the 80s
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