Lottoland Ireland revealed some of the most fortunate regions in Ireland

'Luck of the Irish' is the stuff of fable and adages uses for decades, if not centuries, on end. It is more mythical and metaphorical than genuine and believable. That said, there are plenty of instances of people from certain parts of Ireland winning the Irish Lotto that might suggest there is more to the adage than mere jest.

A relatively recent study by Lottoland Ireland revealed some of the most fortunate regions in Ireland in terms of winning the lottery.

The study, which comprised data from customers who played with Lottoland in Ireland over a 12-month period, found the top 10 luckiest areas in the country to be:

Newbridge
Enniscorthy
Tuam
Ennis
Ashbourne
Kildare
Clonmel
Tralee
Gorey
Dublin

Don’t overlook Castlebar, though

Lest we forget Castlebar, which doesn't feature among the top 10, but has produced some rather big winners in the past regardless.

Take, for example, the €19 million winners of early 2022. The family syndicate won the jackpot after it had rolled over for several months, stemming back to June 2021.

“That Saturday night back in January is still a blur and even though we’re finally collecting a cheque for over €19 million. Were still waiting for somebody to tell us that we made a mistake and we’re not the winners at all," said a spokesperson on behalf of the syndicate. 

"I had the ticket in my hand and to see the six numbers come out one after another was like an out of body experience - it's impossible to explain.

"We didn't get carried away one bit because we thought that there was no way we could have won it. We got the phones out and frantically started scanning the ticket.

"After about 20 minutes, the ticket scanned and a message popped up that will live with us all for the rest of our lives. It said, 'You’ve won big!' It was such an incredible moment.

“In the days after the draw, it wasn't publicly known where exactly the win was, so it was funny to see the excitement growing when it was announced in Mayo and then in Castlebar.”

Big plans for that €19 million

As for what they syndicate and its members - collectively and individually - planned to do with their newfound wealth, may or may not have panned out as they wanted it to at the time.

"While we all will have our own individual plans, the big thing we want to do is help our wider family, close friends and indeed our community in any way we can," added the spokesperson.

"Of course, we will be paying off whatever mortgages and loans that we have but we have also drawn up a list of people to help in our communities and we look forward to helping out some charities and organisations in the coming months.

"It really is such an exciting time in our lives and we can’t wait to get started to changing peoples’ lives."

For more details visit www.lottoland.ie

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