Overview
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.
Details
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.
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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.
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