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Follow-up letter to Canon Hayes from P.A. Durand, St. Joseph's Presbytery, Wrightington, Lancashire in advance of Canon Hayes' visit to Wrightington where a new parish guild of Muintir na Tíre is to be formed (see P134/12/1/1/1/169). Durand worries about his ability to get his neighbours to join the movement.

Letter to Canon Hayes from Gabrielle Gore-Booth, Lissadell House, County Sligo. Lady Gore-Booth details to Canon Hayes her side of the dispute over the stewardship of Lissadell estate, which she had operated since 1944 on behalf of her brother Michael, who had been declared a ward of the state. Gabrielle managed the estate under the supervision of the then-Committee of the estate, P.J. Ruttledge, T.D., until his death in May 1952. A new Solicitor General, Gerald Maguire, was appointed, and he took a more active role in managing the estate. Maguire found that the family was heavily overdrawn. In September 1954, Gabrielle discovered that timber receipts of £5,750 were not recorded in the year-end accounts. A confrontation followed; the accounts were amended, but relations between them became strained. In February 1956 he sacked Gabrielle, and appointed a new manager. Gabrielle retaliated by locking all the gates of Lissadell at 6am on Saint Valentine's Day. The majority of estate workers demanded Gabrielle’s reinstatement,resulting in 44 workers being sacked and 13 being evicted The Lissadell nursery, and other horticultural enterprises closed. Gabrielle paid the workers herself out of the proceeds of estate timber. Ultimately, the court ruled in favour of Maguire in April 1965.

Letter to Canon Hayes from P.C. Lynch, P.P., Rathgar, Dublin, resigning from the National Executive of Muintir na Tíre for health reasons.

Letter to Canon Hayes from 'Reg', Harrow, Middlesex, with updates on fellow clergymen.

Letter to Canon Hayes from Michael Heavey, Athlone, who is proposing a scheme for greater production in tomatoes, onions, and apples.

Letter to Canon Hayes from Father Joseph Phong upon his return to France from a two-week trip to Ireland to learn more about Muintir na Tíre at Rural Week. He hopes to employ its techniques in Vietnam's struggle against communism.

Letter from P.A. Durand, St. Joseph's Presbytery, Wrightington, Lancashire, congratulating Canon Hayes on a successful Rural Week, and noting that their Parochial Hall will be opened on 13 September (see P134/12/1/1/1/162).

Letter to Canon Hayes from 'Dolly' in Waterloo, Merseyside, England, enclosing a number of photographs (not attached) she took at the Garden of Rest, Thornton.

Letter to Canon Hayes from James Everett, Office of the Minister of Justice, regarding Thomas Lynch, who Canon Hayes had ben advocating for. Everett writes that Canon Hayes' representations have been considered but there have been no ground to mitigate Lynch's four-year penal servitude for manslaughter.

Letter to Canon Hayes from Jimmy O'Donnell, Dublin, who has returned to Ireland after living in London. He asks Canon Hayes if he has any more contacts and about the status of the Bansha factory, and states that he has 'sound and solid contacts now from England.'