SOME STUNNING photographs of Brother Walfrid have emerged on Facebook today, on the anniversary of the Celtic Founding Father’s passing, as Matt Corr covered this morning on The Celtic Star.
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And Celtic The Early years also posted this today on Twitter, taken from the beginning of that very fine book by Brendan Sweeney.
“Imagine your life without Celtic.
“Imagine your life without Brother Walfrid’s work to assist the SVDP in feeding the poor schoolkids in the parishes of St Mary’s, Sacred Heart & St Michael’s, to encourage school attendance & to empower them with knowledge. So Celtic were born.”
Imagine your life without Celtic.
Imagine your life without Brother Walfrid’s work to assist the SVDP in feeding the poor schoolkids in the parishes of St Mary’s, Sacred Heart & St Michael’s, to encourage school attendance & to empower them with knowledge. So Celtic were born. pic.twitter.com/5J0yoeqmUf— CelticEarlyYears (@EarlyCeltic) April 17, 2020
You can’t imagine that can you? No me neither. You can order a copy of Celtic The Early Years direct from Brendan by clicking on the image above.
Today two colour images of Brother Walfrid that have been posted on the Old Ireland in Colour Facebook Page. “On the 105th anniversary of his death, we bring you both full-size photos of Brother Walfrid in colour for the first time!
“Andrew Kerins, known as Brother Walfrid, was an Irish Marist Brother and the founder of Celtic Football Club
– Born in Cartron (Phibbs) near Ballymote, Co. Sligo, Ireland in 1840 (his parents were John Kerins and Elizabeth Flynn)
– Survived the Great Famine (An Gorta Mór), but was forced to leave his family aged 15, looking for work on the railways in Scotland.
– Joined the Marist Brothers in 1864, training in France.
– Moved back to Scotland in 1869.
– In 1887/1888, he founded Celtic Football Club to raise funds for needy children in the east end of Glasgow.
– In 1893 he moved to London, where he later established the “The Poor Children’s Dinner Table” or “Penny Dinners” charity.
– Died 17 April 1915, buried in Dumfries.
Brother Walfrid, photo below from 1885, aged about 45…
Brother Walfrid, photo below from 1910, aged 70…
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