POLICE in Scotland have released CCTV images of four men as part of an appeal after the 'Famine Song' was sung at an Orange Order march in July.
An investigation began after a group of men were filmed singing the anti-Irish lyrics during a parade in Glasgow to mark the Battle of the Boyne.
Footage on social media showed the Famine Song being sung by march supporters as Bellshill Protestant Boys Flute Band played music on July 1.
It was among bands which marched past St Patrick's Church in Donegall Street in Belfast on July 12 this year.
The church found itself at the centre of a parades dispute after the Shankill Road-based Young Conway Volunteers was accused of playing the tune used for the Famine Song while walking in circles outside the building in 2012.
This year's parade passed off without major incident.
There were eight arrests at the Glasgow march for alleged alcohol and minor disorder offences.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Officers at Govan Police Office are looking for assistance in the identification of the men in the attached images following the Annual Boyne Parade in Glasgow on Saturday July 1 2017.
"It is believed they may be able to assist with enquiries."
In 2009, appeal court judges in Scotland upheld a conviction against a Rangers fan who was prosecuted for singing the Famine Song.
The court was told the song, sung to the tune of the Beach Boys hit Sloop John B, was "racist" and "displays malice and ill-will towards people of Irish descent living in Scotland".
A judge said: "They (the lyrics) are racist in calling upon people native to Scotland to leave the country because of their racial origins. This is a sentiment which... many persons will find offensive."
