King Billy Statue To Be Relocated Outside Ibrox

[Bluedell 5,679]

Loof Lirpa it may be, but essentially it is a cheap joke on our behalf and our "Protestant heritage" ... i.e. "sectarian culture and background".

 

FFS. Get a sense of humour. It will probably be done by bears, and therefore it's hardly a sectarian dig.

 

We need to be able to laugh at ourselves sometimes without becoming offended.

[MacK1950 2,399]

Excellently posted on this day:clap:

[blueflag 386]

This made me chuckle. Kids been playing pranks all morning in my house.

Straight onto Google translate and see what la na namadan really meant... Nice touch

[der Berliner 3,808]

FFS. Get a sense of humour. It will probably be done by bears, and therefore it's hardly a sectarian dig.

 

We need to be able to laugh at ourselves sometimes without becoming offended.

 

Rest assured, I'm not "offended" and my sense of humour knows no bounds.

[craig 5,199]

Rest assured, I'm not "offended" and my sense of humour knows no bounds.

 

You just misplaced it for the day ?

[Bearman 9]

History

 

The statue was donated to Glasgow by the self-made Ayrshire born millionaire James MacRae who was once the Governor of Madras in India. The statue was initially located in the Trongate next to Glasgow Cross.

 

 

However, in the mid 19th century, the nearby streets such as Saltmarket and Briggait became heavily populated by Irish immigrants which led to the vandalising of the statue. Beer and whisky bottles were frequently thrown at the statue and the horse's tail was often pulled off. When it was repaired, the tail was reunited with the horse's hindquarters by means of a ball-and-socket joint which meant the horse's tail would sway if it was windy.

 

Around the start of the 20th century, the statue was moved the short distance westwards into Argyle Street by the Glasgow Corporation. However the statue was still vandalised so the Corporation moved the statue to the quiet location of Cathedral Square next to the Royal Infirmary. The official reason given was that the statue was getting in the way of traffic coming in from the east end. They even had Spin Doctors back then. However, everyone knew the real reason for its removal to a more discreet location.