What does it mean to end 75 years of heartbreak?

What does it mean to end 75 years of heartbreak?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Tears, joy and disbelief as Jack Coyne prepares to lift the Sam Magure and end 75 years of Mayo hurtByAndy GrayBBC Sport NI JournalistPublished9 minutes agoWhen the full-time hooter sounded at Croke Park on Sunday, there was a noise to rival any in the historic past of the iconic Dublin stadium. It was the sound of the end of 75 years of hurt and heartbreak, of near-misses and misplaced hope.After all that time, Mayo had finally won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship - a fourth in their history, but one three-quarters of a century in the making.The players sunk to their knees on the hallowed turf, fully aware of what they had just accomplished. Not only had their dethroned Kerry, the favourites to win consecutive All-Ireland titles and the sport's most decorated team, but they had ended the so-called 'Mayo Curse', which had lingered over the county since 1951.It was a day of history, a day of ecstasy and, to some degree, a day of relief.With tears in his eyes, former Mayo defender Padraig O'Hora - working as a pundit for the BBC - said he "can't put it into words"."Thousands upon thousands of people have dreamed of this day, I can't believe it's here," he said."There are people who have waited their whole lives for this day."Hats off to the lads on the field, it is their day, but if you have green and red blood it belongs to you, young and old. "What a moment for Gaelic football, what a moment for sport. It's just something else."Pride and emotion as Mayo end 75-year wait for gloryPublished2 hours agoMayo beat Kerry in thriller to end 75-year All-Ireland waitPublished6 hours agoCursed? The story of the 72-year-old hex that haunts MayoPublished6 December 2023To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, O'Hora emotional as M...