'One-in-a-million' find seen as good omen for Armagh v Galway in All-Ireland final
He joked that the presence of Armagh colours in the crustacean could be a sign for the Sam Maguire
A rare one-in-a-million bright orange lobster caught off the coast of Galway this week is being seen as a good omen for Armagh in the All-Ireland Final.
Marine biologist Kevin Flannery said the shellfish’s traffic light colour saved him from appearing on a plate in a “dining room in France or Spain”.
He joked that the presence of Armagh colours in the crustacean – due to an incredibly rare genetic mutation – could be a sign for the Sam Maguire.
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Ironically, it was discovered by Alan and Cathal King, a family of shellfish buyers, after it was hauled up off the Galway coast this week.
Kevin, director of Dingle Oceanworld, said: “It’s a one-in-a-million. I think it turning up is a good omen for Armagh even though it came from Galway.
“It’s alive and kicking now in the aquarium. It’s a beautiful orange. In rare cases, it is what is called colourmorph.
“It’s much like an albino in a human. We have gotten an odd white one and different blues but to get an orange one like this is a one-in-a-million.
“It didn’t turn up on the 12th of July, it turned up this week just for Armagh.”
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