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This subseries consists of speeches given at various Ard Fheiseanna and is arranged chronologically.

Tag / Ref: G60/13/5

Copies of speeches given by Maurice over his career, mainly from 1991 onwards but with a few earlier examples. The cover a wide range of interests from Community Relations, to Northern Ireland, to cultural and sporting issues, and more besides.

Notes and drafts for speeches made by Mary O'Malley at various events.

Typescript speech to the Royal College of Psychiatrists by Maurice Hayes.

2 sheets of foolscap containing the handwritten text of a speech by Father Hayes at the Durham branch of the Catholic Young Men's Society of Great Britain in which he preaches unity between the Catholics of Britain and Ireland, noting that much of the audience contains Irish expatriates, and attacks both communism and liberalism. On the backs of the foolscap sheets are notes, taking points, and anecdotes written down for uses in sermons.

Typescript copy of speech by Bride de Roiste, Chair of Carlow Glor na nGael at a prize-giving ceremony, during which she notes the immense contribution of the late Eoghan Ó Tuairisc made to the promotion of Irish in the area [in Irish].

Text of a speech by Father Hayes praising the Society of Jesus and lamenting their persecution. In it, Father Hayes states particular praise for the religious reductions (settlements) developed by the Jesuits in Paraguay and northern Argentina between the late 16th and mid-18th centuries for the indigenous Guarani people ('It may be said that the natives were poor ignorant savages; but the civilisation covered by the two centuries of their Reductions stands higher than any civilisation that has been known by man'). He also speaks about the order's founder, Ignatius of Loyola. Includes annotations, corrections, and 4 handwritten pages of addenda.

Speech by Father Hayes on temperance. Includes annotations and corrections.

17 pages of speech notes handwritten by Father Hayes on the role that the guilds and councils of Muintir na Tíre play in building community and moral structure. Includes annotations and corrections.

Portion of a speech by Father Hayes on Muintir na Tíre's media efforts, including the difficulty in obtaining financing for its film units and the necessity of outreach to children. He writes that it is 'primarily a moral, education & clean entertainment venture.' Includes annotations and corrections, including some not written in Father Hayes' hand.