Cavan auctioneers O’Reilly Taylor and Tweedy have a circa 89.6ac residential farm near Ballyconnell for sale by private treaty. Situated at Aghaweenagh, Ballyconnell, this property is for sale in one or more lots

The entire is listed as Lot 1 and has a guide of €450,000 which puts it a little over €5,000/ac. Lot 2 consists of the residence and outbuildings set on an acre of land.

The high-ceiling cottage sits on an elevated site and is approached via a tree-lined avenue. Requiring refurbishment, it comprises of three bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen and living room.

There is also a reception hall which has its original tiled floor and a sitting room. It has plenty of potential as a renovation project and there are a range of outbuildings close by - some of which are stone buildings. The surrounding lands, which are currently in pasture, have a range of mature native trees. This is guided in the region of €80,000 to €90,000 and good interest has been reported on this to date.

Silage slab

The residence and outbuildings on circa 26ac of grassland is offered in Lot 3. Among the yard is a silage slab, livestock housing and a round roofed hay shed with lean-to.

The largest bank of ground in this sale is included in Lot 4 and extends to just over 62ac. This is made up of circa 35ac of forestry and 27.6ac of bog. The forestry ranges in size up to mature growth. It has the benefit of a felling licence attached to more recently planted areas that will continue to receive a premium payment of €5,951/year until 2031.

The dwelling isoffered for sale as Lot 2. Requiring modernisation, the three bedroom house is on an elevated site.

There are approximately 35 acres of forestry and 27 acres of bog included in this farm.

A little over 6km from Ballyconnell and the N87 road. the towns of Belturbet and Killeshandra are less than 15 minutes’ drive away.

It can safely be described as a biodiversity rich holding and with a house, outbuildings, grassland, forestry and bog, this is a veritable mixed bag of a property that is sure to test the market.