Feaghmore House outside Eyrecourt in east Galway is steeped in farming history. This impressively managed 80-acre farm, nestled around a listed farmhouse that has been modernised to preserve its unique character, is something special in the area. That attraction is a combination of a great livestock farm that has been well managed and a beautifully restored cut-stone house of manageable living proportions.

Eyrecourt and its hinterland are renowned for having some of the best farmland in Co Galway and the rolling landscape around Feaghmore is testament to that.

For the past 20 years Feaghmore has been the home of the Karoola pedigree Charolais herd run by Tony Brady. Tony is scaling down his farming operations. As well as selling Feaghmore, Tony is holding a complete dispersal sale of his Karoola herd on Saturday 30 May at Elphin Mart. The quality of the livestock gives an indication of the potential of this well managed grassland farm.

The farm is in two blocks with almost 30 acres around the house and farmyard, while the remaining 48.63 acres are located directly across the road. The farm has been thoughtfully laid out and the 48-acre block with a lengthy road frontage has a central gravel roadway.

There are 14 fenced paddocks in this section, each with a water supply. They are suitable for grazing or silage production and are all easily accessible.

This block of land has its own cattle handing facility with a pen and crush. It is divided by a whitethorn hedge. The 30-acre block that surrounds the house is a more rolling landscape, with paddock feeding roadways and a noticeable gravel base in some sections, meaning a dry farm. There are two large cattle sheds located a short distance from the house, with a separate yard entrance.

The sheds are impressive, especially the more recent 584 square metre one, built in 2006. It’s suited to a pedigree enterprise, with a combination of a slatted area, straw bedding and adjustable feeding barriers.

The second shed is slightly smaller and both are in good condition, as is the general farmyard area. Water for the yard, fields and house is supplied by an on-farm well.

Feaghmore House has been tastefully refurbished by its present owners to make it a comfortable and manageable three-bedroom, modern family home.

The accommodation includes a south-facing entrance porch, two reception rooms, a beautiful country kitchen with a feature Aga cooker, a utility and toilet.

The original staircase leads upstairs to three double bedrooms (one en-suite), together with a main bathroom. The house is heated by an oil-fired central heating system and is BER exempt.

The gardens have also been tastefully maintained, with stepped lawns to the front, border hedging and a selection of mature trees to one side.

There is a kitchen garden, raised beds, a poly tunnel and greenhouse in the garden, all of which are well maintained.

Further to the rear, between the house and the cattle sheds, there is a stone built courtyard with a beautiful two-bed maisonette, ideal for overflow guest accommodation, five horse stables and a selection of loose sheds and a workshop.

Over 20 years, Tony Brady has created a livestock farm that should be easy to run for any new owner and will make it an especially attractive purchase as a single unit, based around a farmhouse that has been tastefully restored to modern standards.

The farm is located just 2.5 miles from the village of Eyrecourt, Galway’s first planned village founded by John Eyre, a Cromwellian settler, back to 1679. It is 15 minutes from exit 14 on the M6 motorway, making it a very accessible location.

Feaghmore will be offered in one or two lots when it goes under the hammer by Portumna-based auctioneer Ger O’Toole at Gullane’s Hotel, Ballinasloe, on Thursday 12 June. With a guide price of €1m, plenty of interest is expected.