School: Mullingar (Pres. Convent) (roll number 934)

Location:
Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Sr. Colmcille
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  1. There once lived a young man with his wife and children in a big house at Austin Friars St. He was on a holiday with his brother and he took suddenly ill. He came home and was not long there when he died. His wife and children left the house and went away. The brother came to live there. He was only there for a few months, when one night he was awakened by a terrible noise in the house.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinderry, Co. Westmeath