Ramelton, Donegal, in the north west of Ireland, <br />Felt the hardship and the pain of the potatoe famine, <br />As the poor and the wretched fled to foreign shores <br />On the coffin ships they boarded, their pride, they stored. <br /> <br />In 1891, through the poverty and depression, <br />In the old Milford Workhouse, Patsy Gallacher was born, <br />After the death of Lord Leitrim on the shores of Mulroy Bay, <br />Clydebank became the new home for the Gallacher family. <br /> <br />To 32 John Knox Street, the family did settle, <br />Gallacher became Gallagher; the doorplate did spell, <br />The shipyards in Glasgow found work for Patsy’s father, <br />As he was enrolled in the school of the Holy Redeemer. <br /> <br />Young Patsy’s talent for the growing football game <br />Had him playing for a juvenile team called Renfrew St.James, <br />However, it was Clydebank Juniors, who gave him a stage on which to play, <br />And his skills came to the attention of Celtic’s Willie Maley. <br /> <br />On a Dumfries Bank holiday, on Rood Fair Day, <br />Celtic agreed to play, a traditional friendly, <br />Maley asked Patsy to travel with the squad, <br />And by the end of the game, twice, he had scored. <br /> <br />When the Titanic was making its maiden voyage, <br />And when Scott’s expedition was lost in the South Pole, <br />Celtic faced Clyde in the Scottish Cup Final <br />As Patsy claimed glory with a cup-winning goal. <br /> <br />And thus became the legacy of Patsy Gallagher’s fame, <br />Fifteen years at Parkhead,569 games, <br />But in June’53, at 62 years of age, <br />The Celtic fans lost their most influential
