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Letter to Canon Hayes from W.J. Donaldson of the Churchtown South Parish Guild of Muintir na Tíre, County Cork, following up a previous letter regarding negative events involving the Sub Office of the P.O. in Churchtown South. He argues that his wife, Mary Donaldson, should have been appointed postmistress, as she was the temporary postmistress for 6 months and received no complaints, and lists her other qualifications and community positions as well as his own.

Letter to Canon Hayes written by Filipino Catholic layman/agricultural student Oliverio D. Suazo from aboard the Cunard Line's RMS Ivernia on its return to Montreal. Suazo thanks Canon Hayes for the hospitality received while a guest of Muintir na Tíre in Bansha, states amazement at Canon Hayes' energy and dedication, and thanks Oliver Reilly and his family for their hospitality during his two-week stay.

Letter to Canon Hayes from Reverend W.J. Randall ('Willie J. Randall'), St. Ethelbert's, Leominster, England, thanking Canon Hayes for his letter of 8 September 1955 and stating that he can put up Canon Hayes on his visit but only after the 25th due to travelling.

Letter to Canon Hayes from John F. Harrington, Andersonstown, Belfast, enclosing an unidentified book sent along to Canon Hayes and stating 'You know we still remember you very kindly in Belfast.'

Letter to Canon Hayes from Irene Calvert, honorary secretary, Irish Association for Cultural, Economic and Social Relations, inviting Canon Hayes to the first monthly meeting of the Northern Committee of the association in the Grosvenor Rooms, Great Northern Railway, Belfast, 19 September 1955. The featured topic of the meeting is a discussion led by Member of Parliament H. Montgomery Hyde on 'Ireland in a European Setting.' Attached is a list of future meetings and guest speakers.

Letter to Canon Hayes from C.A. Edgell, General Sales Manager, Maconochie Foods Ltd., London, regretting that he could not visit Canon Hayes on Hayes' visit to London but hoping to visit him on his next trip to Dublin. Edgell states 'I am afraid the Bansha Factory is quite out of the question for us.'

Letter to Canon Hayes on Muintir na Tíre letterhead from Stephen Rynne, Prosperous, County Kildare. Rynne suggests that Kathleen O'Sullivan is prepared to write a weekly Muintir na Tíre column in The Standard, and comments on the maturity of discussion at the Muintir na Tíre provincial meeting in Kildare the previous day.

Letter to Canon Hayes from Liam Shine, Limerick, asking Canon Hayes to assist in getting his sister, Mary A. (Maureen) Shine of Tarbert, a nursing post in the Regional Hospital, Limerick.

Letter to Canon Hayes from Joan Mullen, Legion of Mary, Castlebar, providing 'a list of the improvements which we consider necessary for the Bansha Praesidium', and suggesting the possibility of closing the present branch in favour of a new branch when suitable materials for officers and members 'had been got together and fully instructed in what was required of them'.

Letter to Canon Hayes from Mícheál Ó Cíanáin, bagpipe maker of Shercock, County Cavan, asking what has become of the prospective pipe band at Roscrea that Father Gerald Fitzpatrick advertised for, as 'a band is a mighty good asset to the cultural and social life of any Parish and especially so in regard to your movement.'