Is luck of the Irish real? How locals have reacted to huge £208,000,000 Euromillions win

Is the luck of the Irish real? (Picture: Getty Images)

It took only a few minutes walking through Dublin to find someone who had won a fair few Euros in the lottery.

After the huge £208,000,000 jackpot was claimed by someone in Co Cork Metro went to find out if the ‘luck of the Irish’ was a real thing and if people believed in it.

The phrase originated in 19th-century America during the Gold Rush, where many successful miners were Irish immigrants, yet their fortunes were often...