Showing 43308 results

Handwritten draft of article on the role of education in Ireland by Sr M Scolastaca [in Irish].

Undated copy of a draft of Lahy's 'Knocknagow Corner' column. 'Lahy' writes about the strength farmers possess compared to urban dwellers and how they must unite, and notes a conversation with his wife about how urban women looking upon farmer's wives as slaves to their husbands. Includes annotations and corrections.

Undated copy of a draft of Lahy's 'Knocknagow Corner' column. 'Lahy' writes about how urban dwellers perceive farmers as 'lazy' and notes how 'Misunderstanding is the ruin of the world. It brought this big war on use which has cost the lives of so many of the grand young people of the world.'

Clipping of the article 'Wealth is No Crime' written by Collin Brooks and published in the Sunday Dispatch, 30 May 1937. Brooks writes about the recently deceased John D. Rockefeller and praises capitalism and wealth accumulation and their benefits for society. Father Hayes has glued the clipping onto four sheets of paper in which he has written his thoughts of the article, criticising the portions on the benefits of capitalism ('This belief is what has made millionaires of a few & paupers of a great many') while agreeing with passages decrying over-reliance on the state.

Copy of article "The Church and Human Rights" by Michael O'Flaherty, 'a priest in the diocese of Galway and a solicitor'. The cover page carries inscription of "The Furrows, March 1991" and was filed with the present letters of correspondence.

Handwritten copy of the first 2 pages of an article (labelled 'from a correspondent') on the centennial of the laying of the foundational stone of St. John the Baptist Church, Castleiney, County Tipperary, by Reverend James Mulally, 24 June 1830.

Typed article in which Father Hayes, quoting extensively from popes Leo XIII, Pius X, and Pius XI, promotes Catholic teachings with regards to labour organisation, the necessity of unions, and social reform. Includes annotations and corrections.

Article written by Canon Hayes commemorating the Apostolic Letter received by Muintir na Tíre in commemoration of the 17th National Rural Week the previous year. Canon Hayes brings up various talking points from both the letter and papal encyclicals, and how the letter reinforces that "Ireland within its limits should show to the world the fruits of Christian living, the Christian pattern of society,'

Article printed in the Farmers' Gazette by the writer 'Agricolae'. The author laments the abandonment of rural agriculture in favour of city and town development, notes the redundancy of cooperative creameries, and promotes the development of home dairying and the cessation of dairy imports. The article has been glued onto papers, annotated, and corrected. It is noted that the opinions expressed by the author 'have not necessarily the concurrence of Muintir na Tíre.'

Pages 802-805 of the 24 August 1935 issue of the Irish School Weekly containing the article 'An Appeal to Teachers: The Aims of Muinntir [sic] na Tíre' written by Father Hayes. In the article, Father Hayes appeals to the teachers of Ireland to assist in the Muintir na Tíre movement and help impart Christian principles, 'train the minds of children to realise the security and beauty of rural life' and 'become leaders of thought... ..from which will spring clear thinking and brave thinking in all the problems of the rural community'.