SMELLS LIKE GARDENIAS
“Then his pale countenance is seen gazing into ground-floor windows, and his gaunt form is to be dimly discerned in the gloomiest corners.” – The Weekly Freeman, 8 Sep 1917 In early September 1917, a “spectral figure” was prowling the streets of Mullingar, in County Westmeath. Tall and thin and dressed in grey, it only …