Draft of an address given to a branch of the Catholic Young Men's Society by Father Hayes on rural emigration. Father Hayes notes that rural emigration is also occurring in France, while it has stopped in Italy, implying that this is due to the implementation of vocational guilds. He states that the new Muintir na Tíre guild in Tipperary town 'has brought harmony to the whole parochial community and improved socially and economically the people of the area', and that there are now 6 guilds in County Tipperary, a Diocesan Council for the Archdiocese of Cashel, and guilds in Clonmel and Cork. The last page is missing [see P134/12/1/2/10/58].
Draft of a lecture given by Father Hayes at the annual inaugural meeting of the Agricultural Science Society of University College Dublin, Earlsfort Terrace, 8 December 1939. Father Hayes talks of the economic troubles plaguing rural Ireland, the need for better rural education to keep young people on the land, and of Muintir na Tíre and its parish guild model. Includes an invitation card for the lecture (1p), Father Hayes' handwritten lecture notes (11pp), and a typed draft of the notes with annotations and corrections (10pp).
Draft of a lecture by Father Hayes in which he advocates for Catholic social order, as outlined in Pope Pius XI's encyclical 'Quadragesimo anno', above communism, blind allegiance to the state, and wage slavery
Pages of loose, undated notes written by Canon Hayes for lectures and addresses on Muintir na Tíre. The pages are detached from their original documents without context.
Draft of an address given by Father Hayes in Waterford promoting Muintir na Tíre, its roots in Catholic social order, and the accomplishments of its guilds, which numbered over 80 at the time of the address. Includes annotations and corrections.
Point-form notes for a lecture on Muintir na Tíre written by Father Hayes on the fronts of envelopes from Jury's Hotel, Dublin.
2 copies of an address given by Father Hayes in Lucan promoting Muintir na Tíre, its belief in Christian charity and social justice, and the accomplishments of its guilds, particularly with regards to their potato schemes. Includes annotations and corrections. The second copy is missing the final two pages.
Point-form notes written by Father Hayes for a lecture on Muintir na Tíre given at an unidentified convent.
Brief point-form notes written by Father Hayes for a lecture on Muintir na Tíre given at Kilmallock, County Limerick.
Notes written by Father Hayes for a lecture on rural agriculture in County Antrim. This may be during his 1942 visit to Antrim. Pages are heavily torn.