The death took place today of one of Mayo GAA’s best-known supporters, John Durcan. John, aged 75, of Coguala, Westport was known affectionately, far and wide, as ‘St Patrick’, having attended scores of Mayo games over the years dressed in the regalia of Ireland’s patron saint. “St Patrick was never meant to last so long,” John told The Mayo News in 2008. An army veteran, John served in the Irish Army for 36 years. Even when ill in recent years, John still dressed up as St Patrick when the opportunity arose.

Source: Irish Examiner April 12, 2019 13:41 UTC