ST MARY’S CHURCH in Westport is located on the banks of the Carrowbeg River in the centre of town.
Like the rest of Mayo, they’re all looking forward to the All-Ireland Football Championship Final against Dublin in Croker on Sunday.
And the church’s new decorations let everyone know whose side they’re on
YES.
Yesterday afternoon, the church’s Facebook page uploaded the Mayo-themed decorations as their new profile picture – and it’s since gone viral, with nearly 2000 likes already.
They tell a tale of how Mayo’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. Críost Linn, adapted from The first line of St. Patrick’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 they’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:
Well played.
Written by David Elkin and posted on DailyEdge.ie
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4 and 1/2 games, already qualified. Record breaking and relentless. The forerunners of Irish rugby for the last decade and showing no sign of slowing down
Ye Leinster are pretty good
Leinster are just so bloody good. They’re halfway to a bonus point against the premiership leaders after seven minutes! Incredible team
That’s the ticket. Push on and show a ruthless side for the second half. 1/4 final spot with 2games in hand at the moment. Pure Blue class.
Will they ever give contepomi a chair to sit on?
Quality start to the game from Leinster. Few teams can live with them when they turn on the power.
What’s with all the booing though!!
@Eddie Hekenui: it was against the ref for allowing the second Northampton try because it looked like blatant obstruction to me. Some idiots were booing when biggar came off which was not cool. The problem with these games is you get a lot of people out for a Christmas do, mouldy drunk and with no actual interest in the game.
Leinster are barely out of third gear and Northampton make them look like world beaters. Competition rugby standards is poor this year. Shocking from Saints. Tom Wood a shadow of himself.
When did BO’D get the Union Jack tattooed on his butt? Seems to have forsaken his blue eyes for red white and blue?
He who pays the piper?
@Sean Malone: damned if he do damned if he don’t.