A week previously, on Friday 20 March, PN O’Gorman sold a circa 40ac residential holding at Grange, Campile, Co. Wexford by auction.
Offered in three lots, the Horse and Hound, Ballinaboola, New Ross, hosted the well-attended event where an opening bid of €130,000 got bidding for lot one, 14.6ac, underway.
Two adjoining farmers bid it to €190,000, following consultation with the sellers, bidding continued to €200,000 where it was declared on the market and sold at that price. This equates to €14,286/ac.
The larger of the three lots, lot two, consisted of 24ac and this opened at €180,000. There were two bidders again. It was declared on the market at €280,000 (€11,667/ac) and sold at that price to a local farmer.
A derelict house on 1.3ac was listed as lot three and attracted strong interest ahead of the auction. It opened at €40,000 and with four bidders participating it was declared on the market at €85,000. The hammer fell at €93,000 to a local buyer.



