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Copy of application and supporting paperwork submitted to the Irish Grants Committee on behalf of Lord Digby for the destruction of Geashill Castle and subsequent looting of timber from his woods. This application was submitted following a judge's ruling that Lord Digby would only be entitled to market value of the premises. The application made to the Irish Grants Committee is for £22,030.12.10. Includes copy correspondence with the Grants Committee, copy decrees with decelerations attached and copies of bill of quantities.
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.
Correspondence and forms relating to a grant claim for Geashill Castle after its destruction. Including 'Bill of quantities for the reconstruction of Geashill Castle, destroyed by fire by W. Montgomery & Son, Valuers and Surveyors, Dublin', 1923; Heffernan Auctioneers & Valuers catalogue on Geashill Castle after renovation, 2019
Copy of Ordnance Survey sheet 26 map of the Geashill Estate of Baron Digby issued by mapping department of the Irish Land Commission. Areas and plots within Ballydownan are illustrated in pink marker. Scale six inches to one statute mile.
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 26 map of the Geashill Estate of Baron Digby issued by mapping department of the Irish Land Commission. Taken from 1913 edition of Ordnance Survey. Areas and plots surrounding Geashill Castle are illustrated in pink marker.