All Ireland Football Final Sunday

All Ireland Football Final Sunday – Thing 2

All Ireland football final Sunday is fast approaching and our hearts are beating faster than ever.  The might of Dublin going for 3 in a row against proud Mayo aiming for their first win since 1951.
When Mayo defeated Kerry by 2-16 to 0-17 in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-Final Replay on Saturday August 26th at Croke Park, we knew it would be another September for us.  I hope it wont be a case of  “dreams fled away” as the poet states.
So what does All Ireland Football Final Sunday mean to me?  It means wearing the red and green jersey of Mayo with pride.  It means travelling the long road to Dublin usually with one of my sisters in anticpation of a win.  It means walking through the Dublin streets meeting and greeting friends, relatives, neighbours and complete strangers on route to Croke Park.
You watch the players from both sides at their physical and sometimes emotional peak and you admire their athleticism.
It is one of the times when you feel most alive!




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