Mayo beat 75-year-old ‘curse’ to become Gaelic football champions
Team to return for euphoric homecoming after winning all-Ireland men’s final against Kerry, ending decades of defeatThe hex is broken, dispelled, banished, and a story that bewitched Ireland for decades...
By Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent · The Guardian World
Team to return for euphoric homecoming after winning all-Ireland men’s final against Kerry, ending decades of defeat The hex is broken, dispelled, banished, and a story that bewitched Ireland for decades has ended in fairytale: Mayo are all-Ireland champions. Seventy-five years after a supposed curse condemned its Gaelic men’s football team to endless defeat , the county prevailed and uncorked a wave of emotion that engulfed even its rivals. Continue reading...