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Large sketch map of portion of bogland in dispute between Lord Digby and Peter Quinlan versus Michael Healion. Bog in dispute is highlighted in green.
Scale of sixty six feet to one inch.

Copy of Ordnance Survey sheet 24 map of the Digby Estate issued by mapping department of the Irish Land Commission. Map
shows the holdings of tenant, Eliza Dunne in the townland of Killurin.
Scale - six inches to one statute mile.

Original incoming and copy outgoing correspondence concerning aspects of estate management undertaken by A. & L. Goodbody, solicitors on behalf of Lord Digby, such as correspondence with the Irish Land Commission involving the valuation; inspection and sale of the estate; legitimacy of land ownership; rental arrears; payment receipts; the transfer of Geashill National School; employee salaries; and estate repairs.

Includes letter from Goodbody to Digby: ‘…The Michael Dunne the Inspector means lives with his sister on a 15 acre farm P.L.V. £6 and had 4 cattle. Perhaps you can identify him. The reason who these allottees are asked to raise representation is because the personal representative has to agree to consolidate the plots they are getting with the land they already have. We can ask the Commissioners to waive the consolidation, but cannot anticipate whether they will or not. This may delay matters…’ (1 December 1927)

Handwritten letter from James Chissell to Lord Digby: ‘Received from Messrs A. & L. Goodbody the sum of two hundred pounds, that being the amount of compensation given to me by Lord Digby in consideration of the land taken from me by the Estates Commissioners, for purpose of relieving congestion on the Geashill Estate.’ (23 August 1927)

Letter from Goodbody to Digby: ‘…Then in regard to Reggie’s letter, which I return to you. He knows his own mind very well and as he made you the offer I should advise you to abide by it. I wrote him recently about the National Roman Catholic School at Geashill. It was originally built by your family and vested in the Educational Commissioners at the nominal rent of 1/- and now our mutual acquaintance the Reverend Father Phelan has asked me to vest it free of charge in the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church.’ (15 July 1927)

Lease of part of the lands of Killurin from Edward Earl Digby to James Ginnings/ James Jennings for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £5-1-6.
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 widow Quinlan and Roger Quinlan.

Lease of part of the lands of Killurin from Edward Earl Digby to John Hanlon for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £2-0-0.

Lease of part of the lands of Killurin from Edward Earl Digby to John Cleary for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £10-0-0.
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 James Gibbons and widow Cruise.

Lease of part of the lands of Killurin from Edward Earl Digby to Thomas Scully for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £5-0-9.

Lease of part of the lands of Killurin from Edward Earl Digby to Martin Bennet for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £5-0-0.
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, Mick Quarter, Hugh Mahon and Johne Keane.

Lease of part of the lands of Killurine [Killurin] from Edward Earl Digby to Joseph Whelaghan for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1819, at the yearly rate of £6-3-7.
Including 'A map of part of the lands of Killurine in the Barony of Geashill and King's County. Part of the Estate of the Right Honourable Earl Digby. Surveyed by John Molloy 1819', hand coloured, scale 20 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to widow Quinlan, James Gibbons and widow Cruise.

Lease of part of the land of Killurin from Edward Earl Digby to John Deering for one life or 21 years at a yearly rent of £16-9-31.