Have you ever wondered where the phrase, 'the luck of the Irish', comes from? You might not need to look much further than Meath.

It's a quaint village in eastern and midland region of Ireland and has more residents who are millionaires after winning lottery than any other villages in the country.

The latest Meath winner bought the winning ticket at in Lowthe's Londis shop. The sum won was almost €9 million. Just earlier this year, several siblings from Meath and surrounds won €175 million in the EuroMillions draw. 

As for the latest win of nearly €9 million, the store owner where the triumphant ticket was bought, Seamus Lowthe, 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?

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."

Some of Ireland's other lucky regions include Louth, which has had upward of 70 jackpot wins over several years. There is also Donegal with more than 90 and Mayo with 60-plus. Dublin and Carlow are right up there as well, with in excess of 500 and 20, respectively. As you can see, Dublin and Donegal are pretty much the luckiest lottery locations in Ireland.

You don't have to live in Ireland to enter. In fact, you can bet on the outcome of EuroMillions and Irish Lottery here from many parts of the world. Both are hugely popular lotteries with 1000s of people across the globe.

The Irish Lotto has some of the best odds among lotteries that are accessible from around the world. The chances of winning the main prize are about one in 11 million. Those jackpot odds are better than, say, the Polish Lotto's one in 14 million, French Lotto's one in 19 million and German Lotto's one in 140 million.

To enter the Irish Lotto is quite simple. One just has to select six digits from a pool of 1 to 47. Guessing all six digits correctly puts you right up there in terms of your probability of having the main prize all to yourself, but keep in mind that there are prizes in lower tiers for getting a fewer number of digits correct. The chances of winning any prize in the Irish Lotto are about one in 54. Those are better odds than, say, the Polish Lotto's one in 57 and German Lotto's one in 63. 

The Irish Lotto draw happens twice a week - on Wednesdays and Saturdays - in the evenings. It's certainly more frequent than many other lotteries that occur only once per week.