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Lease of part of the lands of Ballina from Edward Earl Digby to John Kelly for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £13-0-0.
Including 'A map of part of the lands of Ballina 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 John Rourke, Willy Kelly, Dalton Kelly, Edward Smith, John Kelly and Joseph Patason.

Lease of part of the lands of Knockballyboy from Edward Earl Digby to Denis Dunne for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £11-0-0.
Including 'A map of part of the lands of Knockballyboy in the Barony of Geashill and King's County. Part of the Estate of the Right Honourable Earl Digby. Surveyed by John Molloy 1827', hand coloured, scale 20 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to Thomas Scully, Barny Dunne, Thomas Dunne and Feeney.

Lease of part of the lands of Annaharvey from Edward Earl Digby to Henry Smith for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £16-13-4.
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 Benjamin Odlum, Michael Rourke, Thomas Taylor, John Taylor, E. Quinn, Dempsey, Carroll and Deegan.

Lease of part of the lands of Gurteen [Gorteen] from Edward Earl Digby to John Green for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £7-6-0.
Including 'A map of part of the lands of Gurteen 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.

Lease of part of the lands of Knock [Knockballyboy] from Edward Earl Digby to Widow Bridget Feeney for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £9-0-0.

Lease of part of the lands of Annaharvey from Edward Earl Digby to Peter Dunne for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £6-0-0.
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 Reverend Dowling, James Dunne and John Dunne.

Lease of part of the lands of Killurin from Edward Earl Digby to widow Anne Quinlan for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £15-10-0.
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 James Jennings, John Helon, James Gibbons, John Wheelahan, widow Cruise, Reverend Sadler, widow Lynam and Roger Quinlan.

Lease of part of the lands of Annaharvey from Edward Earl Digby to Margaret Taylor for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £22-0-0.
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 Thomas Taylor, Benjamin Odlum, Harry Smith, John Taylor and James Rourke.

Lease of part of the lands of Killurine [Killurin] from Edward Earl Digby to Charles Carroll for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £24-0-0.
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 Bennet and Quarter, Mr. Codd, Hugh Mahon, Mr. Bidelph, Sir C. Coote, Mrs O'Connor.

Original incoming and copy outgoing correspondence relating to the administration of the Geashill Estate. Matters referred to include forestry; stamp duty; tenancy arrears; damages occurred to iron gates on Lord Digby's property during the thinning of surrounding forests; sporting rights for Lord Digby's property in Glenamoy, Mayo; list of tree seads for planting on Digby estate; repairs to Lord Digby's Ford Thames truck; proposal from Bord na Mona to to purchase Digby's land in Mayo; application on behalf of Lord Digby for a salmon licence.

Includes copy letter from A T Lucas, Director of National Museum of Ireland to Digby, "You will, I feel sure, be interested to learn that the Geashill cauldron has just been placed on exhibition after a cleaning process which, I hope, has brought it to something like the pristine brilliances which you described to me. It has also been labelled in accordance with the wording you suggested. I take this opportunity of placing on record our very sincere thanks for the extraordinary lengths to which you have gone to help the Museum through the very strange vicissitudes which beset this cauldron over so many years and our deep gratitude for the final generous gesture which secured it for the nation". (5 March 1955)

Includes letter from Digby to Kennedy, "I would be inclined to resist the selling of the [Village] Green at Geashill and say that for sentimental reasons, I wish to retain it. If you thought it advisable to day, which is true, that I am proud of the fact that I am the 11th Baron Digby of Geashill and that for the dame reason I have tried to retain the castle ruins, both old and new". (14 April 1955)