This is a unique opportunity to acquire a turnkey, state-of-the-art dairy farm in the heart of the Golden Vale. With top-quality farmland, an attractive residence, a stunning view of the Galtee Mountains and excellent farming facilities, a property of this standard, in an area as desirable as this, is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Guided at €3.6m, this 158-acre farm certainly catches the eye. Located between the villages of Golden and Newinn, the holding boasts exceptional land quality at the heart of Tipperary. Currently home to a 300-cow dairy herd; the previous owners switched from tillage to dairy in the mid-2000s.

Location

The farm is located less than 10km from the towns of Cashel, Tipperary and Cahir. Access to the house and farm is through a private lane on the Golden-Newinn road, with a nice amount of road frontage available. The farmyard is found in the very centre of the 158-acre holding, with the grazing platform laid out in a series of paddocks and well-maintained internal roads that allow easy access to all areas of grassland. These are fenced, with access to water and under a fine sward of grass.

Land

Land is well maintained and set out in paddocks, with water infrastructure and an abundance of roadways throughout.

Out of the 158 acres, 13 are located just off the main farm, less than 1km down the road to Golden

While currently set up as a dairy farm, the land is suitable for almost any enterprise. Out of the 158 acres, 13 are located just off the main farm, less than 1km down the road to Golden. This chunk comes with existing cattle-handling facilities and considerable road frontage.

The farm

The farmyard is as good as new, with all buildings constructed over the last 15 years or so. It consists of a 14-unit Alfa Laval milking parlour, complete with a 10,500l bulk tank.

Also installed are automatic scrapers and rubber mats

The slatted sheds are spacious and have cubicle accommodation for over 300 cows. Also installed are automatic scrapers and rubber mats. In addition, there are machinery sheds, two silage pits and a feed silo. The collection yard for the cows is slatted and has a feed passage alongside.

The residence

The residence itself was built about 20 years ago and is located halfway up the private lane. It has the advantage of being on a separate site from the farm buildings.

There are four bedrooms – three upstairs and one on the ground floor. You will also find a decent-sized entrance hall, a large sitting room, a kitchen with utility, a smaller living room and two bathrooms. With stunning views onto the Galtee Mountains, there is also a large, three-span garage to the rear of the house.

This residential farm is up for public auction at the Cashel Mart on 21 May at 3pm, unless previously sold. The seller has also said that they would be interested in negotiating a further deal with the buyer for all livestock and machinery, along with the farm.