Pope Francis signed a Mayo GAA jersey before departing Knock this morning and the superstitious amongst the county's loyal legion of fans are hoping that will end the 1951 curse!

According to Mayo GAA folklore, the curse has been in place since the county's last All-Ireland triumph 67 years ago.

The story goes that, following their win over Meath in that year's decider, the team failed to stop to pay their respects at a funeral in Foxford on their journey home from Croke Park.

It is believed that a curse was put on them by a priest or a woman that they would not win the All-Ireland again until every member of the team had passed away.

The county has contested the Sam Maguire Cup decider nine times since 1989 and have come away empty-handed on each occasion.

Time will tell if Pope Francis' intervention this morning will break the curse!

 

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