Item 2 - Newspaper clippings, 'Whither Ireland?', February 1942

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Three letters to the editor published in a newspaper written in response to an announcement of a lecture by Father Hayes entitled 'Whither Ireland' at St. Mary's Hall, Belfast on 25 February 1942. Includes:
-Letter from 'Amigo', in which the writer expresses his interest in Father Hayes' upcoming lecture, calls Irish cities 'swamps' as foreign countries cannot absorb the unemployed Irish diaspora ('the sour and leached') at the moment due to World War II, and states 'Father Hayes has proved himself to be a pioneer in rural reconstruction. Can he point the way to urban reconstruction?' (10 February 1942, 1p);
-Letter from 'One of the Sour and Leached' in response to the letter of 'Amigo', doubting that Father Hayes and Muintir na Tíre can succeed in preserving rural population where government policies have failed (11 February 1942, 1p);
-Letter from 'Amigo' in response to the letter from 'One of the Sour and Leached'. 'Amigo' notes that he writes from Northern Ireland, complains about the amount of money spent on imported food there despite being a part of the United Kingdom, and states that the only way to ensure a fair representation of each class of the community is by the formation of vocational groups like Muintir na Tíre (12 February 1942, 1p).

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