School: Skerries (St. Patrick's : Boys) (roll number 16332)

Location:
Skerries, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
T. Mc Namee
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    party being held in a certain house. It was all agreed that a girl would go into an old unused room and look into the mirror.
    Anyhow a girl did agree and off to the room with here. A long passage led to the room. As she went along the passage she heard a cackling laugh at her side and as she turned round she saw a pair of blazing eyes staring her.
    She went into the room and stood before the mirror.
    She no sooner saw her face in it till she saw looking over her shoulder a strange weird man with the same eyes that
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Fox
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Strand Street, Co. Dublin