An auctioneer got in touch last week telling me he had a “cracker” of a farm coming on the market. I can see why he called it that. The 102ac holding is on the edge of Clara town in Co Offaly. Some of it is top class grassland, some of it has zoning for development, it all has good road frontage.
This is another block of the land, also with good road frontage.
There’s a farmyard and a small house.
So all in all there will be plenty of interest and potential buyers. The sale is being handled by GVM Tullamore and the farm will be sold by auction on 9 December. The auction will be held either on the land or online, depending on COVID-19 restrictions in place in December.
The exact location of the farm is out the Kilbeggan road from Clara, the R436, just past the Franciscan Monastery. The farm is on both sides of the road here. More of the land fronts onto the R391 to Horseleap, which is a turn off to the left after you pass the Monastery. Tullamore is approximately 11km away, Kilbeggan 6.5km and Athlone 30.5km.
The site of this shed is zoned for business and employment use.
Auctioneer Gordon Cobbe of GVM said that the footpath from Clara town centre extends as far as this land. He also said that Clara is becoming a commuter town with its rail link to Dublin.
The farm is being offered in six lots which are as follows:
Lot 1 is 16.38ac of grassland with frontage on to both the R436 Clara/Kilbeggan road and the Clara/Horseleap road. It is laid out in one relatively square field. It is under lease until 31 May 2021.
Lot 2 is the house on 1.16ac. The cottage extends to 459sq ft. There is an entrance hallway, an open-plan kitchen and living room, bathroom and two bedrooms. It has mains water, septic tank to rear and oil-fired central heating. There is a long garden to rear. It has BER rating G.
The house is two bedroom and has oil fired central heating. It's quite small at 459 square feet.
Lot 3 is 42ac of good grassland, again with dual road frontage. It has gateways onto the Clara to Horseleap road. This ground is high and free draining. It is leased out until 31 May 2021.
Lot 4 is 41.9ac with the farmyard. Part of this land is zoned for public, community, educational and business use. It has road frontage. It slopes down towards the River Brosna on the further end. This ground has a large factory complex on one side and housing estates on the other.
The farmyard has a six-bay round-roofed shed with concrete floors and lean-to on each side. There is a six-bay round roofed shed, a three-bay round-roofed shed with stone floor and lean to each side. There is a two-bay A-roofed sheep shed plus a number of storage sheds.
Lot 5 is 0.7ac which is zoned for business and employment use, with a large four-bay round-roofed shed with four-bay lean-to on each side, with concrete floors.
Lot 6 is the entire 102.49ac with two-bedroom cottage and farmyard.
Guide prices
The guide prices for the lots are:
Lot 1: €9,000 to €10,000/acLot 2: €70,000 to €90,000 – for cottage on 1ac.Lot 3: €9,000 to €10,000/ac.Lot 4: €7,500-€8,500/ac.Lot 5: €50,000-€60,000 for shed on 0.7ac.Lot 6: The entire, guided at €950,000 to €1m.
An auctioneer got in touch last week telling me he had a “cracker” of a farm coming on the market. I can see why he called it that. The 102ac holding is on the edge of Clara town in Co Offaly. Some of it is top class grassland, some of it has zoning for development, it all has good road frontage.
This is another block of the land, also with good road frontage.
There’s a farmyard and a small house.
So all in all there will be plenty of interest and potential buyers. The sale is being handled by GVM Tullamore and the farm will be sold by auction on 9 December. The auction will be held either on the land or online, depending on COVID-19 restrictions in place in December.
The exact location of the farm is out the Kilbeggan road from Clara, the R436, just past the Franciscan Monastery. The farm is on both sides of the road here. More of the land fronts onto the R391 to Horseleap, which is a turn off to the left after you pass the Monastery. Tullamore is approximately 11km away, Kilbeggan 6.5km and Athlone 30.5km.
The site of this shed is zoned for business and employment use.
Auctioneer Gordon Cobbe of GVM said that the footpath from Clara town centre extends as far as this land. He also said that Clara is becoming a commuter town with its rail link to Dublin.
The farm is being offered in six lots which are as follows:
Lot 1 is 16.38ac of grassland with frontage on to both the R436 Clara/Kilbeggan road and the Clara/Horseleap road. It is laid out in one relatively square field. It is under lease until 31 May 2021.
Lot 2 is the house on 1.16ac. The cottage extends to 459sq ft. There is an entrance hallway, an open-plan kitchen and living room, bathroom and two bedrooms. It has mains water, septic tank to rear and oil-fired central heating. There is a long garden to rear. It has BER rating G.
The house is two bedroom and has oil fired central heating. It's quite small at 459 square feet.
Lot 3 is 42ac of good grassland, again with dual road frontage. It has gateways onto the Clara to Horseleap road. This ground is high and free draining. It is leased out until 31 May 2021.
Lot 4 is 41.9ac with the farmyard. Part of this land is zoned for public, community, educational and business use. It has road frontage. It slopes down towards the River Brosna on the further end. This ground has a large factory complex on one side and housing estates on the other.
The farmyard has a six-bay round-roofed shed with concrete floors and lean-to on each side. There is a six-bay round roofed shed, a three-bay round-roofed shed with stone floor and lean to each side. There is a two-bay A-roofed sheep shed plus a number of storage sheds.
Lot 5 is 0.7ac which is zoned for business and employment use, with a large four-bay round-roofed shed with four-bay lean-to on each side, with concrete floors.
Lot 6 is the entire 102.49ac with two-bedroom cottage and farmyard.
Guide prices
The guide prices for the lots are:
Lot 1: €9,000 to €10,000/acLot 2: €70,000 to €90,000 – for cottage on 1ac.Lot 3: €9,000 to €10,000/ac.Lot 4: €7,500-€8,500/ac.Lot 5: €50,000-€60,000 for shed on 0.7ac.Lot 6: The entire, guided at €950,000 to €1m. 
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