Kerry seek divine inspiration for success

THEY’RE prepared to go to any heights to win an All-Ireland football final.
Kerry seek divine inspiration for success
Wed, 13 Sep, 2006 - 01:00
Donal Hickey

Novenas are made, rosaries recited and Masses sometimes said for the men in green and gold, but now some supporters are going back to the 7th century for divine inspiration.

The spirits of monks that once occupied the Great Skellig — a pinnacle of rock that rises 700 feet out of the Atlantic — are being invoked to help the Kingdom defeat Mayo, on Sunday.

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