Short paper on Muintir na Tíre describing its mission, organisational structure, and publications.
Short article written by Father Hayes on behalf of Muintir na Tíre as part of an appeal for the Milltown Park Jesuit community in Dublin. Father Hayes notes that the Jesuits' Mungret College in Limerick has hosted two Muintir na Tíre Rural Weeks, and that his own early education took place at Sacred Heart College in Limerick.
2 drafts (4pp each) of an address given by Father Hayes at Ballinasloe on the organisational form of Muintir na Tíre, explaining the proposed structure of the organisation and its guilds, and its mission to construct 'Christian Social Order'.
2 copies (one original and one photocopy) of an address given on Muintir na Tíre by Father Hayes to the Athboy Guild of Muintir na Tíre, County Meath. He discusses the current war and the necessity to think for one's self in order to develop 'true democracy' rather than 'suggest that the Government or some Government Department do it'. Father Hayes talks about the mission, organisational structure, and achievements of Muintir na Tíre. Includes annotations and corrections. The last page of the original document is missing.
Speeches, lectures, addresses, and papers written or collected by Canon Hayes, mainly pertaining to Muintir na Tíre and vocational organisation, plus 2 folders of loose, undated, and incomplete texts, notes, and poetry written by Canon Hayes for lectures, addresses, and sermons.
Photocopy of the last 3 pages of Father Hayes' address at the opening of Muintir na Tíre's 8th National Rural Week, De La Salle College, Waterford.
Page of notes written by Father Hayes for an address to be given to the Tipperary Association of Greater Boston, November 1949. The notes are written on Muintir na Tíre letterhead.
Pages 2 through 13 and 20 through 31 (2 copies) of an lecture by Canon Hayes on what he perceives as social evils, including the loss of social sense, class warfare, deruralisation, and the improper distribution of wealth. Includes annotations and corrections.
2 sets of notes written by Canon Hayes on liberalism and communism. Page 3 is missing from the first set; page 1 is missing from the second set.
Pages 2 through 5 of a draft of the opening address given by Father Hayes at an unspecified Muintir na Tíre Rural Week held during the Emergency. Includes annotations and corrections.