The original Billy Boys were a Protestant gang in Glasgow, I believe. The song is an anti-Catholic sectarian chant used by Rangers Football Club (Glasgow) fans including/or Orangemen when they think they can get away with it.
When examining the British press's coverage of Benedict XVI, I think it is important to consider the past 400 years of anti-Catholic feeling in Britain. And when the Scotsman reports BXVI's ad limina address to the Scottish bishops as "Pope Slams Scotland", I cannot help but remember the sectarian chants of Glasgow.
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ReplyDelete"Reflect that "Hullo Hullo/We are the Billy Boys" has probably never before appeared in CR." LOL Billy Boys? What do you mean by Billy Boys?
The original Billy Boys were a Protestant gang in Glasgow, I believe. The song is an anti-Catholic sectarian chant used by Rangers Football Club (Glasgow) fans including/or Orangemen when they think they can get away with it.
ReplyDeleteWhen examining the British press's coverage of Benedict XVI, I think it is important to consider the past 400 years of anti-Catholic feeling in Britain. And when the Scotsman reports BXVI's ad limina address to the Scottish bishops as "Pope Slams Scotland", I cannot help but remember the sectarian chants of Glasgow.