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Prayer cards depicting the Shrine of Our Lady of Benada, Convent of the Sisters of Charity, Benada Abbey, County Sligo, with signature of Patrick Durcan written.

Photographs of the altar of chapel at Our Lady of Benada, County Sligo.

Photographs of Benada Abbey, Sligo including:

• ruins of old Benada Abbey;
• old bridge of Benada;
• convent Our Lady of Benada;
• convent chapel at Benada, 1899;
• parish church of St Attracta;
• mission cross erected after the Jesuits gave a mission in the parish church of St Attracta, 1867;
• west wing of Benada;
• exterior and interior view of convent chapel at Benada.

Letter from Sr Mary Ignatius, The Sisters of Charity, Benada Abbey, County Sligo to Sr M Attracta (Sister of Mother Mary Joseph Jones and Fr Daniel Jones SJ), concerning a request by Sr Attracta for a description of Benada. Refers to the 'great house' and the lace making school at Benada.

Letter from Sr Mary [ ] Williams, Convent Sisters of Charity, Hobartown (Hobart, Tasmania) to Fr James Dalton SJ concerning the transfer of the Sisters of Charity to Richmond. Includes a note on the back of the letter from Fr Dalton to Irish Fr Provincial N. Walshe SJ remarking, 'They are not prospering there, because the Presentation Nuns...have the support of the Bishop and Clergy. They must leave or die out...'

Extract from account of Life of Mrs Mary Aikenhead, chapter IV, Benada Abbey.

Typed account of Our Lady of Benada and Benada Abbey (booklet).