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Fans celebrate after Mayo beat Kerry in the All Ireland Championship final, the team's first win since 1951(PA)
- Mayo's [Gaelic](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/gaelic) football team has ended a 75-year losing streak by winning the All- [Ireland](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/ireland) [championship](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/championship), securing the Sam Maguire Cup after defeating Kerry 1-20 to 1-17. - The victory is widely seen by fans as the breaking of a long-standing curse, which allegedly began in 1951 when the then-winning team disrespected a funeral on their homecoming route. - According to the myth, a relative of the deceased cursed Mayo, stating they would not win the Sam Maguire Cup again until every member of the 1951 team had passed away. - The last reported surviving member of the 1951 team died in 2021, leading many supporters to believe this paved the way for the current team's historic win.