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Lease of part of the lands of Gurteen [Gorteen] from Edward Earl Digby to Dennis Quinn and Michael Murray for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1818, at the yearly rate of £8-2-6.
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 1818', hand coloured, scale 20 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to William Sudderan.

Lease of part of the lands of Gurteen [Gorteen] from Edward Earl Digby to Timothy Quinn for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £12-0-0.
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 1825', hand coloured, scale 20 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to John Cruise, David Hennesy, Owen Quinn, Dennis Beaghan, John Warren and Barney Cruise.

Lease of part of the lands of Gurteen [Gorteen] from Edward Earl Digby to Patt Deering for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1825, at the yearly rate of £9-15-0.
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, scale 20 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to Thomas Green, Thomas Stanly, John Carroll, Garret Carroll and Philip Brien.

Lease of part of the land of Gurteen [Gorteen] from Edward Earl Digby to Susanna and William Warren for one life or 21 years at a yearly rent of £10-19-11 from 25 March 1841.

Lease of part of the land of Gurteen [Gorteen] from Edward Earl Digby to Esther Warren for one life or 21 years from 25 March 1842, at a yearly rent of £29-7-0.

Photograph of Gorteen Bridge, Clara, County Offaly.

Photograph of the Gorteen River at Woodfield, Clara, County Offaly

Annual report and rental for year end June 1872, reporting a very satisfactory financial situation and an overview of receipts and disbursements on the estate. Notes that drainage and land improvements continued but that there was an increased difficulty in sourcing labourers. Main drains were completed at Killurin and Gorteen, and a thorough drain was built at Bawnmore. Reports that sums were expended on extensive fencing and top-dressing of lands. The village inn was completely remodelled and 'now forms one of the most striking features of the village.' Also report that the woods and plantations were more profitable than usual with a large contract won for the supply of ash timber to a Liverpool merchant. Oak and larch plantations were established on the land between the River Clodiagh and the new embankment. Describes the general condition of the estate as 'most satisfactory' and entirely free from violence and lawlessness. Notes, however, that Mr Flanagan, a tenant, disputed the right of Lord Digby to his property but failed at his attempt in doing so.

Roskeen rentals are missing from this volume in order to combine the accounts of the Geashill and Roskeen estates into one. They will appear in subsequent annual reports. John Townsend Trench signs for his father, William S. Trench, who may have already passed away (August 1872) by the time the report was submitted.

Annual report, accounts and rental for year ending June 1880, wherein Digby contrasts the Geashill estate favourably with other estates in the country during this 'almost unprecedented agricultural disaster of the past season'. Reports that although the usual remittance is reduced by £1500 due to increased arrears, there was an overall net increase in rental income at £17,307.1.8.

Reports that there is an increase in the number of unskilled labour available and therefore more drainage works and land improvement projects were carried out with the result that there was hardly a person on the estate in want of work compared with other parts of Ireland where there was great distress and beginnings of famine. Notes that many of the projects are being executed under the Board of Works. To offset any failure of the potato crop on the estate, Digby reports that he has imported 50 tonnes of champion seed potatoes from Scotland and distributed among the tenantry.

Construction works included a pair of double cottages at Killeigh; a further addition to Thomas Cobbe's farmhouse at Annagharvey; a labourer's cottage for Mr Delamere at the Meelaghans; and the repair of the roof and offices at Ballymooney House. Forestry works included clearing and replanting of Scrubb Wood and new plantations at Gorteen and Derryadd.

Notes that the past year will long be remembered by every landlord and tenant 'as one of the most disastrous ever experienced', with bad weather, failure of root crops, and 'a potato crop more diseased than any since the famine years.' Warns that the Land League have seized upon the bad harvest as a means to increase agitation amongst tenants and have organised meetings the length and breadth of Ireland, and hopes that forthcoming legislation by the government will solve the Irish Land Question.

Lease of part of the lands of Gurteen [Gorteen] from Edward Earl Digby to Margaret Byrne 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 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, scale 20 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to Martin Keane and Thomas Nolan.