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The Heart of the Matter: Irish Relic Theft

Ridiculous Crime

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Bridget's Forgiveness

Bridget is a certified saint. She takes a stick, shoves in her own eye and says, put that in the ground. The water's going to come out. It does. And then she's like, that's not enough for my next magical trick. I'm going to make this guy not be able to see anymore. Like Steven Spielberg burst in her head. Her body parts are spiritually valuable. In 878, Scandinavians were raiding Ireland. So her remains were moved. They reburied her with St. Patrick and St. Columba. But they separated the front from the back of someone else.

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