Celts Mugged on Boxing Day The emblem of Belfast Celtic. Sixty years ago this month, on December 27, 1948, Boxing Day, opposition hooligans attacked one of Ireland's leading football teams, driving them from a Belfast pitch in the aftermath of a 1-1 draw with Linfield. The club, realizing its inability to protect its players, decided to quit, ending a remarkable 58-year record of sporting achievement. WGT's Eddie Whyte, who grew up in Belfast surrounded by stories about the "The Grand Old Team," tells the story of the sad end of this legendary team. Eddie is also the editor of the Belfast Celtic Society website.

This Week in Irish History Thomas Clarke Luby IN THE UNITED STATES: Young Irelander and Fenian Thomas Clarke Luby dies in New York. IN GREAT BRITAIN: Representatives of the Irish government appointed by President Eamon de Valera, and those negotiating for the Crown sign the Anglo-Irish Treaty, ending the Irish War of Independence against Great Britain. IN IRELAND: William Bulkely, an officer in the Irish Brigade of France, is born in Clonmel, County Tipperary. More. Key dates.

'The Harp and the Eagle': How the Irish Got Their Foothold Click on the cover to buy. Nearly every ethnic group new to American shores has struggled to achieve the stability and wealth that comprised the proverbial, often elusive, American dream. Author Susannah Ural Bruce showcases the price that Irish Catholic immigrants paid during the tumultuous, ultimately defining years of America's Civil War. In her book "The Harp and the Eagle," Bruce plunges head first into the period's complex terrain. Historian Michael Kraus assesses the book for WGT.

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Irish Rep's 'Disciple' A Devilishly Good Play

"The Devil's Disciple" by George Bernard Shaw, now up at Manhattan's Irish Reportory Theatre, while not one of his major works, offers a fine evening, indeed. Read a review by WGT's Patricia Jameson-Sammartano on WGT's blog. More in WGT's Blog

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