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    out through the window. The banshee burnt her hands getting the comb and ever since she is supposed to cry around that house at night.
    It is said that if you kill a cock and leave it bleeding where you are digging nothing will happen to you.
    Robert Watkins, Cree School.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Robert Watkins
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Coolnagrower, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    William Watkins
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80