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, Cloonamahon. Collooney, Co. Sligo::HISTORY; typescript, probably prepered by Fr. Oliver Kelly, C.P. Information contained in it consists of the following items. Origin of name, Cloonamahon. Original owner was McDonagh who lost the property at the Plantation. In Catholic hands again in 1667 (Harte family), when it was stolen by Betteridge under the Act of 1709 during the penal days. Succeeding owners were Ruttledge and finally the Meredith family through marriage of a Rutledge daughter. HIstory of Meredith family given and their bequests. All on page 1. Page 2 contains a statement by the last owner, Owen Meredith Tweedy, describing the house and mentions connection with an anciernt church or monastery and details sale of property to County Council as a sanatorium and later to the Passionists. Pages 3 & 4 contain comments by Fr. Oliiver Kelly on Tweedy family and summary of details about the family supplied by Owen Tweedy in a letter of 39 November, 1954. There is also a reference to the supposed curse on the family that the owner would die before he reached 40 years of age. Some did. Gives details.
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.
The subseries includes research on St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Cork. In February 1830 Fr. Mathew secured a lease of the Botanic Gardens which became the city’s first Catholic cemetery. A portion of the ground was also set aside for the free burial of the poor, whose bodies had previously been left outside their dwellings until sufficient money was collected for their internment.
This file includes a document relating to St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Cork. In the late 1820s, Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC expressed his discontent that all the graveyards in the city remained under Protestant supervision. Permission had to be obtained by priests to officiate at Catholic burials. This permission was frequently only grudgingly given and having personally witnessed an attempt by the Protestant Dean of Cork to prevent the Catholic Dean from officiating in St. Finbarr’s Churchyard, Fr. Mathew moved to acquire a burial ground for Catholics. As a result of a well-supported subscription, parts of the Botanic gardens were leased and opened in February 1830 and were designated as St. Joseph’s Cemetery.
This record is part of the list of all the missions preached by the Passionist Fathers in St. Patricks Province (Ireland and Scotland), from 1927 up until 1965. It is just an electronic list with no physical counterpart. It has been made available to aid research into the Passionists.
This record is part of the list of all the missions preached by the Passionist Fathers in St. Patricks Province (Ireland and Scotland), from 1927 up until 1965. It is just an electronic list with no physical counterpart. It has been made available to aid research into the Passionists.
This record is part of the list of all the missions preached by the Passionist Fathers in St. Patricks Province (Ireland and Scotland), from 1927 up until 1965. It is just an electronic list with no physical counterpart. It has been made available to aid research into the Passionists.
