The "Hand of Glory." This was the dried or pickled hand of a dead
criminal hanged on the gallows. Robbers were supposed to be invisible if
they carried this gruesome hand with a candle made from the fat of a
hanged man. Sometimes the fingers of the hand were used as candles, and a
finger lit for each occupant of the house to be robbed, ensuring that
they would remain motionless. On
January 3, 1831, a gang of thieves attempted to rob the house of a Mr.
Napier in Loughcrew, County Meath, Ireland. They broke into the house
carrying a Hand of Glory and a candle, believing that it would prevent
the occupants from waking. However, the Hand of Glory failed to keep the
inmates asleep, and the robbers fled, leaving their talisman behind.
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