St. Gabriel's Retreat, The Graan, Enniskillen: presscutting from "The Fermanagh Journal" titled "The Monastery near Enniskilen". The story of row with the Diocese and the Passionists' appeal to Rome.
St. Gabriel's Retreat, The Graan, Enniskillen: 2 presscuttings from "The Fermanagh Journal" titled "The Graan Retreat" and "Passionists' Retreat will likely remain" announcing, without any proof, that Rome has spoken and that the Passionists will rermain in The Graan.
St. Gabriel's Retreat, The Graan, Enniskilen: Photo of original farmhouse (taken 1n 1915) as it was in 1908. It was then being used as the Professed House. This item has also been entered in photographic archive under serial number 1933, location 5/2/3/2, though necesseralily without above details,
St. Gabriel's Retreat, The Graan, Enniskillen: photograph taken c.1921 of the Graan, gifted to the archives by Fr. Oliver Kelly, C.P., on New Year's Day, 1979. Note on the back of the photograph is by him. This photograph shows the 'new' Novitiate wing and the facade of the 'old church about the same time. This photograph has also been entered in the photographic Archive under serial number 8779, ,location 5/2/3/7, though necessarily without above details.
St. Gabreiel's Retreat, The Graan, Ennbiskillen: Glossy print. PHOTO of Interior of Church at Graan in 1915. It was the same in 1921, except that the Lecterns had gone up to the Choir in the new building and the novices used a deep recess in the right-hand corner. The Sacristy was right behind the altar area and the same width as sanctuary. This item has also been entered in photographic archive under serial number 1936, location 5/2/3/3, though necessarily without the above details,
St. Gabriel's Retreat, The Graan, Enniskillen: photograph taken c.1921 of the Graan, gifted to the archives by Fr. Oliver Kelly, C.P., on New Year's Day, 1979. Note on the back of the photograph is by him. This photograph shows the 'old' Novitiate building, a year or two before it was pulled down. This photograph has also been entered in the photographic Archive under serial number 4480, location 5/2/3/6, though necessarily without above details.
St. Gabriel's Retreat, The Graan, Enniskillen: photograph taken c.1921 of the Graan, gifted to the archives by Fr. Oliver Kelly, C.P., on New Year's Day, 1979. Note on the back of the photograph is by him. This photograph shows the view along path outside the 'new' Novitiate, looking towards old church - also terrace lawn built by novices under Master's (Fr. Francis Kelly) directions. This photograph has also been entered in the photographic Archive under serial number 8780, location 5/2/3/8, though necessarily without above details.
St. Gabriel's Retreat, The Graan, Enniskillen: Fading photo (not properly 'fixed'): of the church and Novitiate House (looking up the road from the main road) at the Graan. In 1921 (writer's year of Novitiate) Church had a sort of porch, seen in next photo. (see under serial number 1934). A digitalised copy of this photograph is attached. This item has also been entered in photographic archive under above serial number (1934) and location 5/2/3/1 necessarily without the above details,.
St. Gabriel's Retreat, The Graan, Eniskillen: Glossy print: PHOTO of Graan Church and Novitiate House as one saw it from main road. Graham's farm. It was still the same in 1921; tho' the old house had given way to the L-shaped building now housing the Religious. 1974: Now it is 3-storey; and a church makes it 3 sides of a quad. (See item under serial number 1934 for photograph for building in 1908). This item has also been entered in photographic archive, under serial number 8777, location 5/2/3/5, though necessarily without above details.
St. Gabriel's Retreat, The Graan, Eniskillen: Glossy print: PHOTO of Graan Church and Novitiate House as one saw it from main road. It was still the same in 1921; tho' the old house had given way to the L-shaped building now housing the Religious. 1974: Now it is 3-storey; and a church makes it 3 sides of a quad. (See item under serial number 1934 for photograph of building in 1908). This item has also been entered in photographic archive, under serial number 1935, location 5/2/3/4 though necessarily without above details.