A 144ac ready-to-go dairy farm near Newcastlewest in Co Limerick is currently on the market. The residential farm at Ballylahiff presents one of those rare opportunities to purchase a property with dairy facilities already in place. In this case, there are facilities for 150 head.

It is located approximately 1.5km outside Newcastlewest, just off the main Limerick to Kerry road, the N21. It is just around the corner from the Pallas Foods factory in Newcastlewest.

The farm is in numerous fields and has central roadways. The land is split by an old railway line which is now the west Limerick walkway. However, it doesn’t affect the farm in terms of access.

The yard at Ballylahiff.

The property includes a 12-unit milking parlour and a cubicle house with automatic scrapers suitable for 150 head of cattle.

The property also includes a five-bay calf house, two calving pens, a storage area and various other outbuilding

There is a further 45-unit slatted house as well as two further slatted units; one 100ft × 60ft and one 50ft × 60ft. The property also includes a five-bay calf house, two calving pens, a storage area and various other outbuildings.

A Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) entitlement of €24,000 per annum is for sale with the property.

The house

The farmhouse was built in 1969 and comes with six bedrooms and is ready to move in, unless the buyer wishes to redecorate to their own personal taste. The house has a Mulberry solid fuel range, oil-fired central heating and an open fireplace. The house has double-glazed UPVC windows throughout and the building energy rating (BER) is C2.

The farmhouse was built in 1969.

There is a private well and septic tank on site. There are separate entrances to the house and farmyard and the gardens include mature trees and a tarmacadam driveway.

There are five bedrooms on the first floor – four double and one single

The ground floor of the house includes an entrance hallway, sitting room, kitchen-dining room, pantry, utility, shower room and double bedroom.

There are five bedrooms on the first floor – four double and one single. The main bathroom is on the first floor and one of the bedrooms has an en suite.

The property is for sale by private treaty. The entire is guided at €1.9m (€13,550/ac) and the selling agent is Sherry Fitzgerald Stack, Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick.