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Copy correspondence between the Irish Grants Committee and Lord Digby regarding his application to the Committee made on 20 December 1926 for the destruction of Geashill Castle and subsequent looting of timber from his woods. In a letter to A&L Goodbody Solicitors, the Irish Grants Committee requested supporting evidence and material in support of each item of the claim (26 April 1927), to which they were sent 4 copies of the bills of quantitates and 4 copies of the original declaration in the case (17 May 1927). A certificate of valuation of the lands of Bawnmore and Dalgan, Geashill was also provided by James Morris, Auctioneer and Valuer in support of the claim, suggesting that the value of this claim should be amended to £952.10 instead of £750. (13 October 1927). The Irish Grants Committee recommended that Lord Digby should be paid a sum of £3000 ex gratia in respect of his claim (23 December 1927). The final amount of the £3000 grant was approved on 15 March 1929.

Volumes recording tenant, townland and rent relating to the Geashill Estate.

Assignment of James Brien in holdings in Killeenmore, Ballinagar and Newtown, 1882;
Assignment of Edward Mooney in lands of Killenmore, 1882;
Two indenture relating to part of Killeenmore with John Condron, 1873, 1875;

Two copies of a lease of several plotts and houses and lands in and near the town of Geashill from Edward Earl Digby to the Reverend Dean Digby, for three lives from 29 September 1797, at the yearly rate of £142-8-6.

Lease and two draft leases for part of the Lands of Cappanacur from Henry Earl Digby to William and Pilkington Commons for three lives from 25 July 1792, at the yearly rate of £14-4-9.
Including 'A map of Part of the lands of Cappincur in the King's County the Estate of The Right Honourable Henry Lord Digby let to William Commons and Pilkington Commons Containing 33.2.00. Surveyed in 1775 by Pat Roe', hand coloured, scale of 40 Perches to an Inch, bordering land leased to James Monick and William Watson.

Lease of part of the lands of Clonad and Gorteen from Edward Earl Digby to Daniel Delany, at the yearly rate of £13-10.

Lease and a draft lease for part of the lands of Clonmore from Henry Earl Digby to Joseph Grundy for three lives from 1 September 1792, at the yearly rate of £13-12-4.
Including 'A map of the lands of Clonmore in the Parish of in the Barony of Geashill and King's County the Estate of The Right Honourable Henry Lord Digby now in the tenure of John Gundy in 1786 by Pat and John Roe', hand coloured, scale of 20 Perches to an Inch, bordering land leased to M. John Purcell, Joseph Flanigan and Colgan.

Lease and a draft for part of the townlands of Ballydownan, Curragh, Geashill, and Dalgan from Edward Earl Digby to the Reverend William Digby, Dean of Clonfert, for three lives from 29 September 1797, at the yearly rate of £142-8-6.

Lease and a draft lease for part of the lands of Gorteen from Henry Earl Digby to John Cruise for three lives from 20 July 1792, at the yearly rate of £3-1-3.
Including 'A map of the lands of Gurteen in the Parish of Geashill Barony of Geashill and King's County the Estate of The Right Honourable Henry Lord Digby let to John Cruise. Containing 6.0.20 Surveyed in 1786 by Pat and John Roe', hand coloured, scale of 20 Perches to an Inch, bordering land leased to Owen Quinn, Southerland and Dominick Kelly.

Three copies of a lease for part of the lands of Gorteen from Henry Earl Digby to Thomas Southerland for three lives or thirty-one years from 10 September 1792.
Including 'A map of part of the lands of Gurteen situate in the Barony of Geashill and King's County. Part of the Estate of The Right Honourable Earl of Digby. Containing 49.0.9 plantation measure in tenure of Thomas Southerland. Surveyed in 1786 by Pat Roe and copied in 1792 by Michael Cuddehy', hand coloured.