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Notes on foolscap written by Father Hayes for a lecture or paper on rural vocational organisation and parochial guilds. It was during this period that Father Hayes was appointed to the Commission on Vocational Organisation.

Typed copy of Father Hayes' article 'Land League Memories', published in the Muintir na Tíre Handbook 1946. In it, Father Hayes celebrates the Irish National Land League, recalls his parents' eviction from their home in Murroe in 1882 during the Land War and his early childhood growing up in a crowded hut as a result, and quotes Archbishop Michael Browne of Galway in urging Ireland to 'value the land and the homesteads for which we fought' in the manner of Michael Davitt. See also P134/12/1/2/4/14.

Notes written by Father Hayes on the poetry of William Wordsworth.

2 drafts (1 handwritten, 1 typed) of an address by Father Hayes following a a speech by Cornelius Lucey, Bishop of Cork and Ross. Father Hayes thanks Dr. Lucey before speaking briefly on the accomplishments of Muintir na Tíre guilds over the previous year.

Text written by Father Hayes for an address given to the Tuam Guild of Muintir na Tíre pertaining to the sugar factory they succeeded in keeping open by guaranteeing the supply of beet. Includes Father Hayes' original handwritten text (7pp) and a typed version of the text (6pp)

Notes written by Father Hayes for a speech to the Limerick branch of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association..

Lecture in which Father Hayes warns Catholics against the 'idea of exaggerated nationality which is alien to the spirit of Christians and which is detrimental to the peace of humanity'. He writes that the Catholic Church is above nationality and warns of the fallibility of human systems ('Let us be prepared to die rather than compromise').

Notes written by Father Hayes for a Pioneer Total Abstinence Association lecture decrying war and hate as the result of 'base passions', and stating that the first half of the 20th century has been 'the most torturous demoralising dehumanising and uncivilised period of human history that man has ever known.'

Lecture written by Father Hayes promoting Muintir na Tíre early in its existence. He writes about the moral and economic dangers facing rural ireland and posits Muintir na Tíre and vocational organisation as a solution. He also writes about the work done by the Tipperary Guild of Muintir na Tíre in its first year. Includes annotations and corrections. Most of the pages have been torn in the bottom left corner.

Lecture written by Father Hayes on rural depopulation in Ireland and his vision for rural regeneration. Father Hayes blames depopulation in part on the overproduction of goods and the Industrial Revolution enabling 'town workers to profit at the expense of their rural brethren'. He also states that Ireland became 'a dumping ground' for surplus goods ('Because we could not protect our native industries they have been almost destroyed in competition with the English manufacturers'). Father Hayes states that 'there must be a balance between the industrial and agricultural roles of society.' He advocates rural and agricultural education and 'a reign of peace & justice in an atmosphere of fraternal co-operation' conducted at the parish level.