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26th August 2018
11:38am BST
After 67 years of hurt, it's about time someone called on some divine inspiration.
Pope Francis has departed Knock after a brief visit this morning but one opportunistic Mayo GAA fan couldn't let him go without asking for a favour.
The so-called 'Mayo Curse' has prevented the county from winning an All-Ireland Football Championship since 1951, despite appearing in nine finals since then.
It seems though, that 2019 could be Mayo's year, after the Pope took the liberty of signing a green and red jersey before making his way back to Dublin.
Pope Francis signs a Mayo football jersey at the airport in Knock. Will that end the curse? #popeinireland pic.twitter.com/Zexo18JZXv
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 26, 2018
The Pope has just signed a Mayo jersey, get to the bookies now #MayoforSam2019 #PopeInIreand pic.twitter.com/nrDsB97q4m
— Daniel Pitcher???????? (@DanPitchside) August 26, 2018
Your man should have got the pope to bless the mayo jersey instead of just signing it. Surely that’d be the thing to lift the curse! #Knock #PopeInIreland pic.twitter.com/SLkV1kneO8
— Henky7 (@ArdMhachaBhoy7) August 26, 2018
Pope Francis signs a @MayoGAA jersey. No excuses in 2019 - I’m assuming that’s the curse lifted. #PopeInIreland #mayo #gaa pic.twitter.com/XhU5W03lvu
— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) August 26, 2018
Pope Francis:
— Mike O'Keeffe (@RealMikeOKeeffe) August 26, 2018
“By signing this Mayo jersey I decree that ‘the curse’ will now be lifted...
Mayo for Sam 2019”#PopeInIreland pic.twitter.com/vABNUw4fRZ
If Pope Francis signing a Mayo jersey doesn’t break “the curse” nothing ever will ???? #popeinireland
— Edel Browne (@edelbrowne_) August 26, 2018
Was that Audrey Elliott from @Irelandwest who got the Pope to sign the @MayoGAA jersey and officially end the Mayo curse. Bring on ‘19. @MayoClub51 pic.twitter.com/t0ZjyxsHa8
— Declan Varley (@declanvarley) August 26, 2018
Mayo @MayoGAA have no excuse now with your signed jersey by the POPE @BarrySolan
— pat o sullivan (@patosullivan36) August 26, 2018
Right then. Where's the nearest bookies, lads?
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