An exhibition of 1914 All-Ireland hurling memorabilia in Ennis is set to put the Biddy Earley story straight once and for all.

Biddy Earley is famous in Clare folklore for cursing the Clare hurling team which denied the county winning the All-Ireland SHC title between 1914 and 1995.

However, included in the exhibition on display at the County Museum in Ennis will be an oil stock used to anoint Biddy Earley when she died.

Historian Tomas McConmara has explained the significance of the oil stock and he dispels the myth that Biddy actually placed a curse on the Banner County.

"It's time to refute that story once and for all. To be fair to Biddy Earley she was an incredible historical figure and actually well liked figure, certainly in her native Feakle," McConmara told the Clare Champion.

"To be very clear on it, Biddy Earley died in 1874, the GAA was formed ten years later and Clare won their first All-Ireland title 40 years after she died. Her being blamed for Clare not winning another one until 1995 was a small bit unfair."

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