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3 pages of a text (1 typed and 2 handwritten) glued together of an address or article on Russia by an unknown author. The author writes of the lack of discipline of the Russian Orthodox Church and Eastern churches to be able to regenerate themselves over time, and the Russian church' status as a state institution resulting in the unchecked tyranny of the governments of the czars and landowners.

2 typed drafts of an address on Muintir na Tíre given by Father Hayes in Wexford [see also P134/12/1/2/11/27]. Father Hayes laments the rural economic depression in Ireland, and notes that it exists in England as well. Father Hayes also laments the lack of marriage in rural Ireland which he claims is due to lack of wealth, and condemns the 'propaganda' that has led young Irish people to leave for the cities. Hayes notes that the Minister for Agriculture, James Ryan, is in attendance, but it would take 'a miracle worker to use the present accepted economic position to bring satisfying and permanent relief to Agriculture.' Hayes also congratulates the attendees on their new bishop (James Staunton, Bishop of Ferns, appointed 10 December 1938) and mentions that the 1939 Rural Week will take place in Galway. Includes annotations and corrections.

Typed copy of an unattributed tourism article on Dublin, c. 1930s.

Text written by Father Hayes for a paper on the findings of the Commission on Vocational Organisation [see P134/12/1/2/10/40], on which he was a sitting member. He emphasises the recommendation of the formation of parish-level guilds. The top left page corner of page 5 is missing.

Typed copy of a letter sent by Father Hayes to the Irish Times in response to a March 1941 letter written by Justice William Evelyn Wylie that later became Wylie's pamphlet 'A Dream of Ireland'. Wylie had lamented the apathy of the people and the absence of direction for public opinion and proposed the formation of guilds (soon to become the Guild of Goodwill Ltd.) to create outlets for additional produce, thereby enabling farmers to employ more men. Father Hayes writes that while he finds no fault with Justice Wylie, such a programme already exists in the form of Muintir na Tíre and its 100-plus guilds.

Text of a lecture written by Father Hayes in which he warns of the encroaching power of 'the State' around the world and 'that it is the people themselves who are pawning their rights'. He then transitions into promoting Muintir na Tíre as an avenue for restoring 'true democracy' in Ireland and describes its mission, structure, and accomplishments

Notes written by Father Hayes for his closing address at Muintir na Tíre's 8th National Rural Week, De La Salle Training College, Waterford.

Paper written by Father Hayes in which he emphasises the Christian aspects of Muintir na Tíre ('Our work is to build happy Christian parishes with happy Christian homes... ...We want Christianity in action the seven days of the week').

Lecture written by Canon Hayes in which he warns that Ireland and Europe may be headed for a repetition of the conditions of 1847 due to the decline of adherence to Christianity and Catholicism in society. he promotes Muintir na Tíre's parish model as 'a guarantee of security for the Parish Community. It eliminates class war, and gives true freedom based on duty and responsibility.' Includes annotations and corrections.

Mixture of typed and handwritten notes written by Father Hayes for a late 1940s address on Muintir na Tíre. The lecture is a revision of his late 1930s lectures entitled 'Whither Ireland'/'Whither Rural Ireland'. In it, he condemns both economic liberalism and communism, calls the Great Depression 'an outcome of bankruptcy in the practice of religion', and states that the League of Nations was doomed to fail because of liberalism and the lack of inclusion of religion. Handwritten addenda mention the work of the Commission on Vocational Organisation (1939-1943) and the need for vocational organisation. Includes annotations, corrections, and addenda.