Reaching a first tournament for 30 years has Belfast and beyond remembering the heady days of Billy Binghams 1980s teamIn ancient Celtic history many of the tall Kings of Ireland and its most important regions were named O’Neill. Three millennia later the island has two new tall Kings of the round ball both called ONeill,descendants of Celtic royalty and one of whom could soon be a knight as well.
As Northern Ireland continues to party from Belfast to Helsinki over the side’s qualification for the European Championship finals in France next summer, there fill been calls for Michael O’Neill to be knighted for his achievements as the team manager.
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Source: theguardian.com