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Rent and rates book between Lord Digby and Mr Foy for lands in Killeigh.

Letter from tenant of the Digby Estate, Patrick D Crowley, to Lord Digby requesting repairs to a staircase to a rental property in Killeigh.

Lease of part of the lands of Pigeon House [Pigeonhouse] from Edward Earl Digby to (Kitty) Catherine Flanagan for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1818, at the yearly rate of £6-0-0.
Including 'A map of part of the lands of Pigeon House in the Barony of Geashill and King's County. Part of the Estate of the Right Honourable Earl Digby. Surveyed by John Molloy 1818', hand coloured, scale 20 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to Mary Flanagan, John Flanagan and Barry Tarleton.
Also 'A map of part of the lands of Killeigh and of the Pigeon House in the Barony of Geashill and King's County. Part of the Estate of the Right Honourable Earl Digby. Surveyed by John Molloy 1818', hand coloured, scale 10 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to Richard Hargrove, Mrs Malony, Harry Skerrit, Mr Ryan, Patrick Kenny, Mr Lorant, John W. Tarleton and Barry Tarleton, note 'This map was made before the present lease and that in the reason that Ballinvally and Scrubb Wood, [...] demand by this lease, are not [...] on this map.'

Lease of part of the land of Killeigh Pigeonhouse, Ballinvally and Scrubb Wood from Edward Earl Digby to Michael Conroy for three lives or 31 years at a yearly rent of £157-3-7.

Lease of part of the lands of Killeigh from Edward Earl Digby to Willaim Owen Handy Esq. for two lives, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1818.
Including 'A map of part of the lands of Killeigh in the Barony of Geashill and King's County. Part of the Estate of the Right Honourable Earl Digby. Surveyed by John Molloy 1818', hand coloured, scale 20 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to Richard Hargrove.

Lease of part of the land of Killeigh from Edward Earl Digby to Robert Weldon Tarleton for three lives or 31 years at a yearly rent of £80-6-2.

Lease of part of the lands of Killeigh from Edward Earl Digby to Richard Hargrave for three lives, or thirty-one years from 25 March 1818, at the yearly rate of £190-0-0.
Including 'A map of part of the lands of Killeigh in the Barony of Geashill and King's County. Part of the Estate of the Right Honourable Earl Digby. Surveyed by John Molloy 1818', hand coloured, scale 20 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to Mr Sandys, John Weldon Tarleton and John Conroy.

Lease of part of the lands of Killeigh from Edward Earl Digby to Jane Malony for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1818, at the yearly rate of £4-0-0.

Lease of part of the lands of Killeigh from Edward Earl Digby to Michael Malone for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1818, at the yearly rate of £100-0-0.
Including a letter from Lord Digby accompanying the sending of the deed to Furlong and Son.

Introductory report submitted by Trench to Lord Digby, following his arrival on the estate on 1 June 1857. He notes that he spent the first three weeks with his son, T. W. Trench, in Tullamore, and assessed the estate on horseback during this period. Report contains a general sketch of the natural features of the estate; the extent of arable pasture, plantations or bog; the issue of rent collection and methods of valuation; and a survey of the woodlands and their ownership. A post script to the report begins on page 48 and contains further commentary on the state and extent of schooling in the area; use of the Union Workhouse; the levels of pauperism and general notes on the cottier class of tenantry. Also includes a list of current leaseholders on the estate.

Trench sketched scenes from life on the estate over the following pages:
Page 6 Sketch of Old Irish Red Deer
Page 10 Sketch of Geashill National School
Page 20 Sketch of Geashill Village
Page 23 Sketch of Derrigunnigan Wood
Page 25 Sketch of Tullamore Road
Page 27 Diagram of bogland to be drained
Page 29 Sketch of Turf Bog Annagharvey depicting two men fighting with sticks.
Page 31 Sketch of Red Deer
Page 33 Sketch of Killeenmore Moors