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This church in Westport has gone all out with the Mayo decorations ahead of the All-Ireland

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ST MARYโ€™S CHURCH in Westport is located on the banks of the Carrowbeg River in the centre of town.

Like the rest of Mayo, theyโ€™re all looking forward to the All-Ireland Football Championship Final against Dublin in Croker on Sunday.

And the churchโ€™s new decorations let everyone know whose side theyโ€™re on

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YES.

Yesterday afternoon, the churchโ€™s Facebook page uploaded the Mayo-themed decorations as their new profile picture โ€“ and itโ€™s since gone viral, with nearly 2000 likes already.

They tell a tale of how Mayoโ€™s crest and the church are inextricably linked:

The ecclesiastical significance of the Mayo Crest is very deep, as are the links to our parish which lie within. Crรญost Linn, adapted from The first line of St. Patrickโ€™s Breastplate speaks for itself. The four crosses, the double barred cross of the Archdiocese of Tuam, and underneath it, three crosses of the dioceses of Kilalla, Achonry and Galway make up the four dioceses of County Mayo.

And theyโ€™re even having some pre-match craic in the comments section. When one Dublin fan came at them with:

Good one, but Your gonna need all the prayers you can muster! Up da Dubs lol

Their response was simple:

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Well played.

Written by David Elkin and posted on DailyEdge.ie

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    May 30th 2019, 12:48 PM

    There are a lot of columns on this player across every outlet but none ever seem to address what exactly her concerns are and/or what would it take to get her to play for Norway again. It appears it started due to the Norway womens team not getting the same treatment as the mens team so proper order in putting their foot down until they got that, but as far as it was reported the Norwegians addressed that issue fairly comprehensively and yet she still wonโ€™t play.

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    May 30th 2019, 12:51 PM

    Problem is that it doesnโ€™t bring in as much money as the menโ€™s game. You can expect to play in front of a fraction of the crowd and still expect the same money. That said, previous stories of the FAI expecting womenโ€™s teams to hand back gear and be out of pocket for representing their country is crazy. If the womenโ€™s game generates as much money, they should be paid accordingly, but as things stand, it doesnโ€™t.

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    May 30th 2019, 12:59 PM

    @Rocky: expenses being equal should be a given. The national team is the national team regardless of gender. There was a time the irish women got about โ‚ฌ30 a day per diem while on international duty or at training camp etc which might not sound much but when you are taking your annual leave from working in the type of job a 21 or 22 year old might have it was nice to have. Of course the Big Cheese pulled that rug out from under them disgracefully.

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    May 30th 2019, 4:20 PM

    @Rocky: But most are not talking about appearance money theyโ€™re talking about the basics. Proper kit, proper medical, proper training facilities, showcasing, insurance, and decent expenses. In many cases the latter is way more important as they donโ€™t earn nearly as much as your average Male playerโ€ฆand if they are representing their country, which for most will be the height of media exposure, all of the above is the least they should be getting

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