St. Joseph's Retreat, Cloonamahon: Collooney: letter (typed on headed paper) to the Rector of St. Joseph's, Fr. Salvian, C.P., from the Bishop of Achonry. Dr. James Fergus. Bishop is appointing two clergy to visit the site of the proposed new public oratory and house of studies at Cloonamahon and to report to him. If report is favourable, there will be no delay (in granting permission for the building?) - see items under serial numbers 8728 and 8730.
St. Joseph's Retreat, Cloonamahon: Collooney: HISTORY; Typescript of what seems to have been a newspaper article on the openijg and blessing of the new oratory at Cloonamahon. The majority of the typescript consists of the sermon preached on the occasion by V. Rev. F. J. Stenson, Adm., Cathedral, Ballaghadereen. The sermon traces the history of Cloonamahon and the Passionists.
St. Joseph's Retreat, Cloonamahon, Collooney. Notes of Beginnings in Cloonamahon by
Passionists. Copy Book. Other Chronicles at shelf 90.
St. Joseph's Retreat, Cloonamahon: Collooney: St. Maria Gotetti: letter from the Bishop of Achonry, James Fergus, to the Rector or St. Joseph's Retreat, Fr. Andrew Kennedy, C.P. concerning the St. Maria Goretti Novena at St. Joseph's (see also items under serial numbers 8717 and 8718). Suggests that the posters be dropped and that a simple advertisement in the local papers, in which there would be no mention of offerings, would suffice
St. Joseph's Retreat, Cloonamahon: Collooney: HISTORY; menus for celebratory lunch following solemn opening.
St. Joseph'a Retreat, Cloonamahon Collooney, Co. Sligo:: HISTORY: Typescript and carbon copy containig many interesting facts concerning Cloonamahon and its history.The O'Connor Clan, taken from The History of Sligo by T.O'Rourke: Insurection of 1841:Chronological history of the lands of Cloonamahon: short history of Meredith family: Old house and well at Cloonamahon: History of the Tweedy and O'Harte (O'Hart) families: association with the minstrel, O'Carolan, and Scotland: Cloonamahon and Markree and finally W. B. Yeats's poem entitled "The Priest of Collooney". Only a few verses of this poem are given. The complete poem, under the title of "The Ballad of Father O'Hart" (O'Harte) is to be found at the end of item located under serial no. 8127.
St. Joseph'a Retreat, Clonamahon: Collooney: HISTORY: report in Sligo Champion of discussion at Sligo County Council on sale of the property (former sanatorium) at Cloonamahon. Proposal to sell to Passionists carried, with some oposition.
St. Joseph's Retreat, Cloonamahon, Collooney: letter from the Bishop of Achonry to Fr. Austin, C.P., authorising him to install the Stations of the Cross in the oratory at Cloonamahon and with the usual indulgences.
St. Joseph's Retreat, Cloonamahon: Collooney: HISTORY: The Sligo Champion: Solemn Ceremony of the blessing and inauguration of the new retreat which took place on 18 April, 1945, Feast of the Patronage of St. Joseph..
St. Joseph's Retreat, Cloonamahon: Collooney: further notes taken by Oliver Kelly, C.P., from MS of Owen Tweedy's book on the Tweedy family, which had been loaned to Oliver by Owen (see entry under serial number 8130 for earlier notes). The notes in this entry concern mainly the early families on the property.