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Irish Mirror
National
John Kierans

How one Meath village has become millionaire row after lucky Lotto winning streak

Welcome to Duleek, the Lotto capital of Ireland.

The Meath village now has more millionaires within a 11 mile radius thanks to the National Lottery, than any village in the country. The latest €8.9 million winner bought their ticket in Lowthe's Londis store on the main street last Saturday.

And it comes only three years after nine siblings living in the village and surrounding Bellewstown and Naul areas scooped €175.4 million on the Euromillions - the biggest in the history of the State.

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The cash was split 49 ways in the end to include each and every one of their children and set them all up for life.

The new winner hasn't made contact yet but they will be the 30th lotto millionaire in the country this year.

This will also be the second Meath winner this year after a syndicate from Summerhill won over 4 million last February.

The Duleek store owner Seamus Lowthe said he was completely shocked to get the call that he had sold the winning ticket.

He said: "The first thing I did was to check my own ticket as I did the Lotto on Wednesday night for the first time in a while.

"I was in complete shock when the local rep called me to let me know we had sold the winning ticket. We're a local family-run store, open 38 years and selling the Lotto 30 years and this is our first ever big win. It is complete magic for us.

"It is going to create some buzz and atmosphere around the village over the next couple of days as everyone will be wondering who won?

Store owner Seamus and Carol Lowthe (left) pictured celebrating outside the store with staff member April Cunningham as news of the win was announced (Mac Innes Photography)

"I hope it's someone local, it would be great.

"It's a class amount, life-changing. I'm absolutely delighted for the winner and we wish them all the very best."

Duleek, which is a few miles outside Drogheda, has a population of over 3,236 and is surrounded by a large agricultural hinterland.

The winning Euromillions ticket was bought in O'Reilly's shop in Naul village, just up the road.

One local said: " Most of the Euromillions winners live around here - we have more lotto millionaires here than anywhere else in the country.

"It would be gas if one of them won again.

"But truthfully I really hope someone who really needs the money has won. We could all do with a bit of good fortune these days."

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