The Curse of Mayo

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12/31/21 • 26 min

Mayo is a proud county situated on the wild west coast of Ireland. With passionate fans and a history of producing some of Ireland's finest sports stars, Mayo GAA are one of the leading sporting organisations in Ireland. They should have won a huge amount of major trophies in the post-war period but they have struggled to get over the line.

In this episode, we explore the legend of a curse that was placed on the Mayo team in the 1950s and has haunted them to this day.

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In this episode, we explore the legend of a curse that was placed on the Mayo team in the 1950s and has haunted them to this day.

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