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Printed copy of the article 'Our Guild' by C.F.M., published as an extract from the 1941 Muintir na Tíre Handbook. The article describes a parochial meeting of a Muintir na Tíre guild and preaches the ideal of cooperative and voluntary work.

Article by Canon Hayes, 'Parochialism and Nationalism', written for the 1954 edition of Rural Ireland, the official handbook of Muintir na Tíre. In the article, Canon Hayes espouses the values of community action at the parish level.

Article by Patrick J. Temple, 'The Rejection at Nazareth', published in The Catholic Bible Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 2 (April 1955): 229-242. The article has been removed from the original journal with the final page retyped and glued to the preceding page.

Reprint of an article in The Farmer's Gazette by 'Agricolae' on the proper storage of potatoes.

Clipping of an column from the 12 December 1961 issue of the Irish Independent with features on: Conor O'Malley, famed Galway surgeon and former chief of Clann Ó Máille, receiving the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem; Pat Jennings of Galway, originally of Feenish (Finish) Island, Carna, who purchased a trawler made by the Casey family; and the Headford Development Association.

Photocopy of an article by Irish Press journalist Liam Robinson briefly describing Galway hookers (profiling the Mary Anne and the St. Patrick, both built by the Casey family) and the recent wave of restored hookers (including the St. Patrick, restored by Paddy Barry of Monkstown, Dublin) now sailing again at the time of the article.

Typed article written by Father Hayes in honour of the upcoming beatification on 22 January 1950 of Vincent Pallotti, founder of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (the Pallottines). The text describes Pallotti's life and work in education and in charity.

Information sheet written by former owner Michael P. Conroy on the history of the hooker St. Patrick ('Bád Chonroy'), built by the Casey brothers in 1910-11 for Patrick D. Conroy of Garafin, County Galway. Michael P. Conroy states that 'This Hooker is generally accepted, by all recognised expert Sailorsmen[sic] of Connemara, as being the best Sailingboat, of it's[sic] design, up to the present day (1983)'. Michael P. Conroy sold the ship to new owners in 1950 in order to save it from deterioration in the era of truck transport. The article ends with the note that an image of the St. Patrick has been selected as the design of the Irish 22p postage stamp for the period 1982-86 and that the restored ship is now successfully raced in regattas.

Photocopy of a short article on the Connemara Bád Mór/hooker and the then-recent sailing of the Bád Mór St. Patrick by its owner, Paddy Barry, from Ireland across the Atlantic Ocean to New York, landing on 4 July 1986.

Typed copy of an article by M.J. MacManus reflecting on Irish nationalism and the organisation of people of the countryside. The article begins by quoting both William Butler Yeats on his enthusiasm for the ideals of Irish tradition, and George William Russell (Æ) on his enthusiasm for rural Ireland as embodied in his participation in the Irish Agricultural Organisation Society founded by Horand Plunkett. MacManus concludes by tying Muintir na Tíre and its 'great work' into this tradition. A note appended to the front of the article reads 'Would Fr. Hayes' article be a commentary on this?'