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Text of a standard address by Father Hayes on Muintir na Tíre, including its mission and function.

Typed draft of an address on Muintir na Tíre given by Father Hayes at Thurles. He implores the attendees to not wait until after World War II to work together within their parish, and that parish councils will provide the spiritual outlook needed to support a national agriculture. Father Hayes also notes that the Thurles guild has not had the success they would have desired in their first year but that 'with a year's education behind you of what a war may bring, you may face the situation with a better spirit and with a stronger will.' Includes annotations and corrections.

Text of address made by Canon Hayes at the annual general meeting of the Limerick County Federation of Muintir na Tíre, Mungret College, Limerick.

Notes written by Father Hayes for an address on 'the lack of rural life in the country' and remarks that the Irish people 'held the Faith under the most terrible conditions but such conditions left little tradition of the economic & social life of a Catholic State.'

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.

A short address by Father Hayes quoting Archdeacon Nicholas Cooke, parish priest of Tipperary on the Catholic Church's role in promoting social action, before discussing the 'evil of emigration' and the need for cooperation amongst all classes in building a new social order. Father Hayes closes by introducing the following lecturer, P.J. Meghen (South Tipperary County Commissioner).

Text of the address given by Canon Hayes at the founding meeting of the Clonlara Parish Guild of Muintir na Tíre, County Clare. Canon Hayes stresses the importance of ensuring 'a good social order', explains the organisational structure and function of Muintir na Tíre, and talks about the Parish Plan for Agriculture.

Typed copy of Canon Hayes' address to the Leinster Provincial Convention of Muintir na Tíre, 11 July 1954. Canon hayes notes that 'there are now 113 Guilds in the Province of Leinster and almost 400 in the whole of Ireland.' Includes annotations and corrections.

Typed copy of Canon Hayes' address given at the opening of the summer school of sociology at Copsewood College, Pallaskenry, County Limerick, held between 26-30 July 1954.

Typed copy of a short address by Canon Hayes proclaiming the achievements of the Tipperary Guild of Muintir na Tíre, which he states had cultivated by hand nearly 40 acres and produced £2000 of food each year for its first three years of operation ('They have driven by their own energy the dreadful moral evil of unemployment from the town').