Copy of article "The Church and Human Rights" by Michael O'Flaherty, 'a priest in the diocese of Galway and a solicitor'. The cover page carries inscription of "The Furrows, March 1991" and was filed with the present letters of correspondence.
Handwritten copy of the first 2 pages of an article (labelled 'from a correspondent') on the centennial of the laying of the foundational stone of St. John the Baptist Church, Castleiney, County Tipperary, by Reverend James Mulally, 24 June 1830.
Typed article in which Father Hayes, quoting extensively from popes Leo XIII, Pius X, and Pius XI, promotes Catholic teachings with regards to labour organisation, the necessity of unions, and social reform. Includes annotations and corrections.
Article written by Canon Hayes commemorating the Apostolic Letter received by Muintir na Tíre in commemoration of the 17th National Rural Week the previous year. Canon Hayes brings up various talking points from both the letter and papal encyclicals, and how the letter reinforces that "Ireland within its limits should show to the world the fruits of Christian living, the Christian pattern of society,'
Article printed in the Farmers' Gazette by the writer 'Agricolae'. The author laments the abandonment of rural agriculture in favour of city and town development, notes the redundancy of cooperative creameries, and promotes the development of home dairying and the cessation of dairy imports. The article has been glued onto papers, annotated, and corrected. It is noted that the opinions expressed by the author 'have not necessarily the concurrence of Muintir na Tíre.'
Pages 802-805 of the 24 August 1935 issue of the Irish School Weekly containing the article 'An Appeal to Teachers: The Aims of Muinntir [sic] na Tíre' written by Father Hayes. In the article, Father Hayes appeals to the teachers of Ireland to assist in the Muintir na Tíre movement and help impart Christian principles, 'train the minds of children to realise the security and beauty of rural life' and 'become leaders of thought... ..from which will spring clear thinking and brave thinking in all the problems of the rural community'.
Photocopy of an article from the 1997 issue of the Connemara cultural magazine Pléaráca on the Bád Mór St. Patrick. The article extensively details the history of the boat, built by the Ó Cathasaigh/Casey brothers for Patrick D. Conroy in 1911, and charts its history as both a working boat in its original role, and as a pleasure boat used by later owner Paddy Barry to enter regattas and travel the North Atlantic and Baltic regions. A digitised version of the magazine is available online at Cartlann Ghaeltacht Chonamara (https://cartlann.ie/items/show/590).
Photocopy of an article (in Irish) on the Bád Mór and boats of Connemara that features the Ó Cathasaigh family.
Typed copy of an article on bells in early Christianity (Dictionnaire 3 (2), 1959).
Photocopy of an article published in the 15 June 1985 edition of the Tuam Herald on the passing of Percy Paley two weeks earlier. The article notes his lineage within the Kirwan family, his inheritance of the estate at Castle Hacket (also referred to as Castle Hackett or Castlehacket), and his interests in environmental conservation and genealogy.