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.
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.
St. Joseph's Retreat, Cloonamahon, Collooney: details of the faculties granted by the Bishop of Achonry, James Fergus, to the Passionist Fathers, Cloonamahon.
St. Joseph's Retreat, Cloonamahon, Collooney: printed letter, probably a draft, from the Bishop of Achonry, instructing that an announcement be made of the collection for the Infirm Priests' Fund. Permission has been granted for a fixed Mass stipend of 10/-
St. Joseph's Retreat, Cloonamahon, Collooney: letter from P. Casey, Colloney (evidently of the parish clergy) to Fr. Austin, thanking him for "giving him a few Sundays off". He attaches a slip containing the occasions of collections, "which the Bishop has asked me to attend to at Cloonamahon". Fr. Austin adds a note that he has ascertained from the Bishop that the customary November dead list does not break the agreement with the Bishop regarding collections. The Parochial All Souls Collection is, however, regarded as revenues for the diocesan clergy..
St. Joseph's Retreat, Cloonamahon: Collooney: letter from the Provincial Fr. Valentine, C.P., (at St. Mungo's Retreat, Glasgow) to the rector of Cloonamahon, Fr, Salvian, C.P., regarding the answers given to him (Salvian) by Fr. Cyprian on the canon law requirements of the proposed new public oratory at St. Joseph's following questions raised by Salvian in the matter (see item under serial number 8726). The position is even less satisfactory than he (Valentine) had thought. The agreement with the previous bishop of the diocese has ceded our right to a public church, questing, etc., even to have more than one Mass for the faithful on Sundays. Valentine asks, "What future is there for Cloonamahon?". In consulting the community on the future of Cloonamahon, they should be fully informed as to all that is involved and they should be given the opportunity of examining carefully our contract with the late bishop.
St. Joseph's Retreat, Cloonamahon: Collooney: copy letter (typed on headed paper) from the Rector of St. Joseph's, Fr. Salvian, C.P., to the Bishop of Achonry. Dr. James Fergus. Salvian forwards, at the bishop's request, the site plans for the building of a public oratory and student house at Cloonamahon (items under serial numbers 8729 and 8730).