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St. Joseph's Retreat, Cloonamahon: Collooney: more or less repeat of information already recorded about the history of the property and the families who occupied it before it was taken over by others.

St. Joseph's Retreat, Cloonamahon: Collooney: letter from Owen Tweedy ,6/9 Cahrterhouse Square, London to Fr. Peter Paul, sending his good wishes for Christmas, and enclosing a small cheque towards the expenses of the monastery. Loves his visits to Cloonamahon and wishes they coud be more often.

St. Joseph's Retreat, Cloonamahon: Collooney: copy MS letter to the Bishop of Achonry, James Fergus, by the Rector or St. Joseph's Retreat, Fr. Salvian. Such a collection referred to by the bishop is certainly not with the rector's approval or of any memebr of thge community (see item under serial number 8720). Should he discover who is organising this collction, he will put a stop to it at once.

St. Joseph's Retreat, Cloonamahon: Collooney: letter from Elenora Breese,, 8 Hugo House, 178 Sloane Street, London, to Fr. Anselm Kelleghan, C.P., thanking him for sending on photographs of Cloonamahon. She is the last of the Tweedy children who played in the grounds of Cloonamahon and she hopes his grand-children and great-grandchildren will continue to visit the place.

St. Joseph's Retreat, Cloonamahon: Collooney: HISTORY; The Sligo Champion: Blessing of New Passionist Oratory: Bishop Morrisroe's first visit; told the story of the Passionists in Ireland.

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: 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.

St. Joseph's Retreat, Cloonamahon: Collooney: copy letter from Owen Meredith Tweedy, St. Ermins, Westminister to Fr. Stephen Lavery, C.P. The family is agreeable to present the old bowl (now used as a holy water stoop in the octagonal church) to the monastery. Family tradition is that it was found under a big tree (now Bishop Harte's ash) which stood in front of the farmhouse door (see item under serial number 8138 in Photographic Archive for photograph of that tree). The bowl was treasured by the family because of its alleged connection with the old pre-reformation monastery at Cloonamahon.