Clipping of an article titled ‘Ards House: now Ard Mhuire’ published in the 'Derry Journal'. The article explores (in some detail) the history of Ards House and the early years of its occupation by the Capuchin friars.
Clipping of an article by Paddy Walsh titled ‘A Visit to Ard Mhuire’ published in the 'Donegal People’s Press' (28 Dec. 1984). The article traces the history of the Ards estate and refers to the work of the friars at the retreat centre. The article includes a photographic print of Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. (1912-1995), Fr. Albert Hayes OFM Cap. (1915-2005) and Br. Gabriel McGillicuddy OFM Cap. (1901-1998).
Copy clipping of an article re the history of Creeslough and its environs. The article also refers to a meeting held in Ard Mhuire Friary at which a local history committee was established.
Clipping of an article from the 'Strabane Chronicle' referring to the death of the Most Rev. Anthony McFeely, Bishop of Raphoe. The article includes a photographic print of the bishop at the official opening of the new Ard Mhuire Friary in November 1966.
Copy clipping of an article on the experiences of Catherine McGarvey who in 1907 (aged 15) entered the service of Lady Ena Dingwell Stewart at Ards House. The article was published was published in the ‘Irish Press’ (22 July 1987). The article has lengthy recollections of her experiences as a servant to the Stewart-Bam family. It reads: 'All the time in Ards, the house staff were completely insulated from the outside world. Catherine only saw her parents at Sunday Mass in Doe Chapel, and then only for a few snatched seconds as she hurried back to the big house'.
Clipping of a photograph of Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap., Ard Mhuire Friary, with members of the St. Michael’s Centre of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association, Creeslough, County Donegal.
Clipping of articles from 'The Tirconaill Tribune' titled ‘From Ballyvourney to Creeslough / Fr. David of Ards’ and ‘The Death of Fr. David, Ards Friary’ referring to the life of Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. The articles refer to Fr. David’s experiences as student in Rome during the Second World War, to his life as a friar in the old Ard Mhuire Friary, and to the history of Ards House and its occupants.
Clippings of articles from the 'Irish Catholic' and 'Ireland’s' Own titled ‘Only Capuchin Friary in the West / Ard Mhuire sees many changes’ and ‘In Praise of Ard Mhuire, Donegal’. The articles refer to the history of Ard Mhuire Friary and in particular to its transformation into a retreat and conference centre in the diocese of Raphoe.
Clippings from 'Country Life' advertising the sale of the ‘well-known and historical Mansion of Ards and its demesne … extending to 2,000 acres’. The file includes photostat copies (and information re) the article.
Copy clippings of articles from the 'Derry Journal' and the 'Irish Times' referring to the anniversaries of the Owencarrow Viaduct Disaster (30 Jan. 1925) near Creeslough, County Donegal.