Irish top Celtic celebration

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Irish top Celtic celebration

Played in front of a massive 52,000 crowd on a sunny afternoon, the game took place in a carnival atmosphere on the day after Celtic had lifted the Scottish Cup.

The mood of Celtic unity was perhaps best summed up before the game when the Irish national anthem was sung first in English and then in Irish.

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