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Lease of part of the lands of Ballydownan from Edward Earl Digby to Edward Cleary for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £16-10-0. Including 'A map of part of the lands of Ballydownan in the Barony of Geashill and King's County. Part of the Estate of the Right Honourable Earl Digby. Surveyed by John Molloy 1821', hand coloured, scale 20 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to Thomas Pendergrass, John Green and Thomas Smith.
Lease of part of the lands of Killurin from Edward Earl Digby to Widow Mahon for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £32-0-0. Including 'A map of part of the lands of Killurin in the Barony of Geashill and King's County. Part of the Estate of the Right Honourable Earl Digby. Surveyed by John Molloy 1821', hand coloured, scale 20 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to Charles Carroll, Mr Codd., David Brereton, Mr Suderon and Bennett and Quarter. Also including a letter entitled ‘Planting notice’ from James Mahon addressed to George Thompson Esq., The Castle, Geashill, Agent of Earl Digby. Stating the intention to register his over 8000 trees planted in Killurin at the next Tullamore session.
Lease of part of the lands of Knock [Knockballyboy] from Edward Earl Digby to Martin Bennet for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £21-16-0.
Lease of part of the lands of Killurin from Edward Earl Digby to Widow Sarah Lynam for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £9-10-0. Including 'A map of part of the lands of Killurin in the Barony of Geashill and King's County. Part of the Estate of the Right Honourable Earl Digby. Surveyed by John Molloy 1821', hand coloured, scale 20 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to John Conner, Roger Quinlan, Widow Quinlan and Reverend Sadler.
Lease of part of the lands of Annaharvey from Edward Earl Digby to Edward Dunne for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £6-1-0. Including 'A map of part of the lands of Annaharvey in the Barony of Geashill and King's County. Part of the Estate of the Right Honourable Earl Digby. Surveyed by John Molloy 1821', hand coloured, scale 20 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to Benjamnin Odlum.
Lease of part of the lands of Hawkswood, Derrinbreagh and Derrinasling from Edward Earl Digby to John Conroy for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £113-15-0. Including 'A map of part of the lands of Hawkswood, Derrinbreagh and Derrinasling in the Barony of Geashill and King's County. Part of the Estate of the Right Honourable Earl Digby. Surveyed by John Molloy 1824', hand coloured, scale 20 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to Theady Mara, Thomas Dempsey, Garret Carroll and Peter Cruise.
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;
Lease of part of the lands of Raheenduff from Edward Earl Diby to John Weldon Tarleton for three lives from 25 March 1797, at the yearly rate of £61-4-0. Including a copy of 'A map of part Raheenduff in the Barony of Geashill and King's County containing 104.0.33 plantation measure. Part of the Estate of The Right Honourable Earl of Digby in tenure of John Weldon Tarleton Esq. in 1793 by Michael Cuddehy', scale of 20 Perches in one Inch, copied by Michael Colgan in April 1853.
Original incoming and copy outgoing correspondence relating to the administration of the Geashill Estate. Matters referred to include sale of timber; fishery rates; repairs to tenants' premises; tree seeds required for the estate; acquisition of cottage site by agreement under Labourers Acts; litigation between Lord Digby and Andrew Brazil over cattle wandering in Digby's plantation at Clonad and destroying 1500 young trees.
Includes letter to Kennedy from Digby on the death of King George IV, " Alas the sad news of yesterday has made it impossible for me to come over next week as I shall be on duty twice every 24 hours at the lying-in-state. We don't yet know when the funeral will be, but it will probably be Friday 15th..." (7 February 1952).