Hope you have been enjoying the wonderful collage images from Celtic Curio that we’ve been featuring this week on The Celtic Star.

We started with Celtic Curio’s Centenary Season graphic before continuing last night with Celtic Curio’s Leões de Lisboa, 1967 Collage. Both are available for you to enjoy below and in each instance we have added additional photos or videos for you to enjoy. A great collection of Lisbon photos have been added to the Leões de Lisboa, 1967 article.

This evening we go even further back to feature Celtic’s Shamrock Kit, sometimes known of course as the Political Strip.

The Shamrock Kit ☘️ pic.twitter.com/an0acA23hT

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Here’s a good example of the Shamrock shirt which was sold at auction last November for an incredible £12,500 – it was signed by Billy McNeill right enough! The Auctioneers described the item as follows, as we reported at the time:

“The following lot relates to the career of Celtic legend and club captain Billy McNeill. A rare white and green Celtic away shirt. No5, with button-up collar and shamrock badge, the front autographed by Billy McNeill.

“This rare design known as the “Political” or “Shamrock” shirt was worn by Billy McNeil in a match. The shirt was given to the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception by McNeill and then subsequently given to the aunt of the current vendor.

“They met Billy McNeill later and he confirmed that this was his shirt and autographed at that time also. Condition Report: The white areas of the shirt show discolouration, also collar, ther are some catches also to the sleeves.”