The Curse of 51
 

[Closed] The Curse of 51

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DD just heard about this 😳 a priest put it on, you lot are bonkers 😂 go Mayo


 
Posted : 19/12/2020 12:32 pm
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Is this some sort of Heinz vs Hellman’s rivalry?


 
Posted : 19/12/2020 2:57 pm
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DD? Are you going all Mumsnet on us?


 
Posted : 19/12/2020 3:06 pm
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Area 51, anyone had an alien probe?


 
Posted : 19/12/2020 4:56 pm
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I assume he’s referring to me. The curse of ‘51 refers to the year that Mayo (county) last won the All Ireland football final. While passing through some village or other on their victory drive home, they “failed to pay respect” to a funeral that was on. A fairly grave offence in religiously obsessed rural Ireland. “May Mayo never win another All-Ireland while any members of this team are alive,” or some such were the words of the parish priest. There are still two alive (AFAIK) and Mayo have appeared in multiple all Ireland finals, especially in recent years, all of which they’ve lost. You’d feel for their fans to be fair.

Today they play Dublin at 5 o'clock in the All-Ireland football final. They’ll lose again.


 
Posted : 19/12/2020 5:09 pm
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Posted : 19/12/2020 7:03 pm
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Proper cassette on that gitane. Bit tight for the dubs with Mayo atm (2-8 13 come on Mayo!!!!!)


 
Posted : 19/12/2020 7:10 pm
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How I’d love to have been wrong. 6 in a row for Dublin. Completely controlled the second half. Cue calls up and down the country for Dublin to be split up. 😀


 
Posted : 19/12/2020 7:45 pm
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Cheers Deadly 👍


 
Posted : 19/12/2020 8:27 pm