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Text of Father Hayes' closing address at Muintir na Tíre's 8th National Rural Week, De La Salle College, Waterford. Father Hayes thanks the organisers and speakers for the successful and reiterates Muintir na Tíre's mission to bring together the people of every parish 'so that class warfare may disappear... ...I may sum up Muintir na Tíre in one word: "Neighbourliness"'.

Address by Father Hayes at the dedication of a monument in Thomastown, County Kilkenny to Father Theobald Mathew, founder of the Knights of Father Mathew Catholic temperance society. Father Hayes thanks the members of the memorial committee.

Transcript of address given by Father Hayes on the occasion of the beatification of Father Vincent Pallotti, founder of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines).

Address given on behalf of Muintir na Tíre by Father Hayes to the Tipperary Gaelic Athletic Association, which he praises for its emphasis on recreation, nationalism, and spirit over materialism. Father Hayes then discusses the mission and structure of Muintir na Tíre, advocates for a partnership between the two organisations, and advocates for rural electrification. Includes annotations and corrections.

Photocopy of a short address made by Father Hayes in Northern Ireland promoting Muintir na Tíre.

Text of an address given by Father Hayes in which he states that the current social system is un-Christian and denies the individual workman access to the sources and tools of productions, and that unemployment is in opposition to 'the Divinely planned economy of life'. He then uses statistics to demonstrate the impact of unemployment and unworked land in rural Ireland and states that Muintir na Tíre is a vehicle by which the process of rural land reclamation may be organised.

3 typed copies of a short address given by Canon Hayes at a St. Patrick's Day Parade held by the Tipperary Parish Guild and Council of Muintir na Tíre.

Notes written by Father Hayes for a 1939 paper or address on Muintir na Tíre (5pp). Attached is a typed transcript of Father Hayes' notes (2pp).

4 typed copies of an address given to a branch of the Catholic Young Men's Society by Father Hayes on rural emigration. Father Hayes notes that rural emigration is also occurring in France, while it has stopped in Italy, implying that this is due to the implementation of vocational guilds. He states that the new Muintir na Tíre guild in Tipperary town 'has brought harmony to the whole parochial community and improved socially and economically the people of the area', and that there are now 6 guilds in County Tipperary, a Diocesan Council for the Archdiocese of Cashel, and guilds in Clonmel and Cork. Includes original copy with annotations and corrections (13pp), a shorter revised version (7pp), a revised version with annotations and addends (5pp), and an annotated longer version missing its final page (16pp).

Draft of an address given to a branch of the Catholic Young Men's Society by Father Hayes on rural emigration. Father Hayes notes that rural emigration is also occurring in France, while it has stopped in Italy, implying that this is due to the implementation of vocational guilds. He states that the new Muintir na Tíre guild in Tipperary town 'has brought harmony to the whole parochial community and improved socially and economically the people of the area', and that there are now 6 guilds in County Tipperary, a Diocesan Council for the Archdiocese of Cashel, and guilds in Clonmel and Cork. The last page is missing [see P134/12/1/2/10/58].