Seventy six acres of land with good cattle sheds and a very fine house has come on the market in North Offaly. The property is at Kilclonfert which is 11km from Tullamore and 16km from Edenderry. It’s brought to the market by Murtagh Bros and is for sale by private treaty.

The property is for sale in two lots, one is 71ac with the yard the other the house on 5ac.

The land is currently in a mix of tillage and grass.

As can be seen in the picture, the land is in one block. The yard is at one end and near the road. The residence at the other end and set back a short distance from the road. There is quite an amount of road frontage.

The land is currently in a mix of tillage and grass. Auctioneer Dillon Murtagh describes it as good land, quite heavy but free draining. All of this land would have been in tillage at one stage which is generally an indicator of good workable ground. “You could do anything you want with this land,” he says.

The residence at Kilclonfert, Raheenmore.

The yard has a six bay double slatted shed which can hold up to 200 cattle and was built in the 1990s. There’s also loose cattle sheds, a cattle crush and various other sheds as well as a silage slab.

The residence, Raheenmore House, is exceptional as a farmhouse. It’s very spacious at some 3,500sq ft. Downstairs there’s sitting, living and dining rooms, a large, bright conservatory and an office. There’s a utility room, a fully tiled toilet and shower and a garage.

Downstairs in the residence there’s sitting, living and dining rooms, a large, bright conservatory and an office

Upstairs there are four bedrooms plus bathroom. Heating is oil, windows are double glazed and there’s a well for water. The mature garden gives the house great privacy and there’s a patio area outside the conservatory.

The asking price for the entire is €1.2m. Asking price for the yard on 71ac is €850,000 and asking price for the house on 5ac is €350,000.