As soon as the hooter sounded in Croke Park, the story was no longer about football
At 6.17pm on Monday evening a roar grew from the back of the Gerry McDonald Stand. From that elevation they could see the roof of the Mayo bus, crawling up McHale Road on the far side. The cheering c… [+15587 chars]
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