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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)

Two copies of a lease for part of the lands of the Meelaghans from Edward Earl Digby to Michael Cuddehy, surveyor, for three lives from 1797, at the yearly rate of £60-6-3.
Including 'A map of the Meelaghans containing 99.3.1 Plantation measure situate in the Barony of Geashill and King's County. Part of the Estate of The Right Honourable Earl of Digby. Surveyed in and copied in 1793 by Michael Cuddehy', hand coloured, scale of 20 Perches in one Inch, bordering land leased to Robert Egan, Joseph Flanagan and Matt Kelly.

Correspondence between Digby Estate and Messrs Gibson & Fletcher, Chartered Accounts regarding accounts audited.

Assignment of interest of Nicholas M. Delamere in lands of Meelaghans

Lease of part of the lands of Ballyavill from Edward Earl Digby to Thady Dempsey for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £50-10-0.
With note of land purchased by the Great Southern and Western Railway.
Including 'A map of part of the lands of Ballyaville 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 Cleary, Peter Quinn and John Warren.

Counterpart lease of part of the lands of Ballyaville from Edward Earl Digby to Thady Dempsey for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £16-0-0.