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1. A Tale of the Banshee (continued)

   

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   the Banshee. The man followed her for about a quarter of a mile; until the Banshee dropped her comb. He grabbed it and ran off with it as fast as his legs could carry him. When he reached his home he went to bed and put the comb under his pillow. No sooner was he in bed when the Banshee came to the window. The man was terrified and threw the comb out to her and she disappeared. When the Banshee was gone he went to his wife's room to see how was his wife. he found to his terrible grief that she was dead.

   

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2. The Bootful of Gold or a Tale of Crotty the Robber

   

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   There was once in this county a robber named Crotty. He used to rob people of their gold on the lonely highway. At last he was caught and sentenced to death for murder. Before he was hanged he said that if there was any of his friends in the town he would tell them where to find plenty of gold. As none of his friends were there he said that a bootful of gold was

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Coffey

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballydowane West, Co. Waterford

   Informant

   Mary Coffey

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   49

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Address

   Ballydowane West, Co. Waterford