The world-renowned Ballymacoll stud in Dunboyne, Co Meath is set to go under the hammer. The property was originally brought to the market by private treaty in the backend of last year by selling agent REA Coonan Auctioneers, Maynooth and Celbridge at a guide price of €12 to €13m. It’s understood that price expectations have significantly softened since the autumn and the property is now guided at €6 to €8m.

Staff cottages

Located just two miles outside Dunboyne, Ballymacoll comes to the market with a large manager’s residence, a fabulous courtyard, a total of 60 stables, three staff cottages, a foaling unit, a gate lodge and 294ac of beautifully laid out farmland, grounds and roadways.

Joint agents Coonan Auctioneers, Maynooth and Knight Frank, London will offer the property for sale in its entire or in two separate lots by auction on Tuesday 27 June in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin at 3pm. The lots include the manager’s house, courtyard and gate lodge on circa 270 acres as one lot with a bungalow and an isolation yard on 24 acres making up the second lot.

For more see the property pages in this week’s Irish Farmers Journal.