PLEASE note that there will be a bucket collection at Celtic Park tomorrow before the Premiership match against Aberdeen which is being organised by Coiste Cuimhneachain An Gorta Mór (Great Hunger Memorial Committee) who aim to provide Glasgow with a fitting, and long overdue memorial to the victims of the Great Hunger.
Tomorrow gives the Celtic support their chance to help make this happen. The Memorial has been designed by John McCarron and is called the Tower of Silence. Here is an artist’s impression of what it will look like – a striking reminder of the suffering of the Irish people who fled hunger and desperation to make their new home in Glasgow. The Memorial will be located at St Mary’s Church in the Calton.
“The bucket collection at Celtic Park is a great opportunity for us to raise funds as we enter the final phase of delivering a fitting memorial to the victims of the Great Hunger and the impact the Irish community has had on Glasgow,” the committee told The Irish Voice.
“With the final design – the Tower of Silence, by John McCarron – chosen for our site at St Mary’s Church in Abercromby Street we are delighted with the excitement which is building in the Irish community and with fundraising well underway we are already enjoying the support of the multi-generational Irish community in making our a plans a reality.
“Our volunteers will be stationed around Celtic Park before tomorrow’s match against Aberdeen and we are calling on all Celtic supporters travelling to the match to dig deep and help Coiste Cuimhneachain An Gorta Mór (Great Hunger Memorial Committee) meet our target for the construction of this striking memorial to acknowledge and remember our past.
“We Are Building It!”
So for everyone going to the sold-out game tomorrow against Aberdeen – that means there will be around 58,000 Celtic supporters at Paradise, please put into the buckets what you can and let’s do our bit to get this wonderful memorial erected in memory of the victims of the Great Hunger and indeed many of our ancestors who made their way to Glasgow to escape the suffering.
