A Fire at the Alexian Brothers, Warrenpoint

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A Fire at the Alexian Brothers, Warrenpoint

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Location

Warrenpoint

Year

1964

Date

Production 03/03/1964

Length

04min 03sec

Audio

mute, sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

Cleaning up after a fire at the Alexian Brothers nursing home in Warrenpoint. Rory Fitzgerald interviews Brother Fidelus about the fire as firemen continue to dampen the building and clear it out. Unfortunately, most of the older building was destroyed. 

Notes

The Alexian Brothers came to Warrenpoint in 1925 and established a nursing home for elderly men and retired Brothers. The order also visited the sick at home and helped with funeral prepartion. The nursing home closed in 1993. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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