As we look ahead to Saturday’s hugely exciting title decider against Hearts at Celtic Park, we can confirm that Celtic will proudly wear the club’s Celtic Cross logo once again to mark National Famine Commemoration Day, which also takes place this weekend.

The National Famine Commemoration Day is an annual observance in Ireland commemorating The Great Hunger (An Gorta Mór). A week-long programme of events leads up to the day, usually the third Sunday in May.

The National Famine Commemoration Committee was first established in 2008 following a Government decision to commemorate An Gorta Mór with an annual National Famine Memorial Day. An international event also takes place annually to commemorate this terrible tragedy.

This year’s National Famine Commemoration will take place at the Irish Workhouse Centre, Portumna, Co Galway on Sunday, May 17, 2026.

The Famine in Ireland was the worst to occur in Europe in the 19th century, affecting millions of people through death and displacement.

With our links to the Irish community dating back to the formation of Celtic Football Club, we fully recognise the immense tragedy of An Gorta Mór and the importance of remembering the effects this had on so many people.

It was a transforming event in Ireland, which changed the demographic and cultural landscape forever.

There is nothing else in the history of the Irish people that can be likened to it, either for its immediate impact or its legacy of emigration, cultural loss and decline of the Irish language.

It led to the migration of Irish people to Scotland, where they made their new homes, with many settling in the East End of Glasgow.

As a Scottish club established in 1887 with such proud Irish roots, Celtic will always be linked to these tragic events.

The legacy of our Founding Father, Brother Walfrid, a man who was devoted to assisting the most in need within his community - many of whom had been affected by An Gorta Mór - lives on today through the club and Celtic FC Foundation.

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Celtic again marks An Gorta Mór through jersey tribute