An interesting 48ac holding with a notable period cottage is coming up for auction next month. It is in a good location in Co Westmeath.
The property is Farra Cottage at Bunbrosna, about halfway between Mullingar and Edgeworthstown. It’s being sold by James L Murtagh Auctioneers and will go for auction next month.
Location
The cottage is just 150m from the N4, down a quiet cul de sac. It’s 3km from Ballinalack village and 15km from Mullingar.
This means it is about 13km from the N4 dual carriageway which leads to the M4 motorway. In today’s world, that’s certainly within commuting distance of the capital.
The 48ac is in one block and has road frontage on three sides.
Land type
Among the other positives of this property, the land is good quality and in one block. The farm is in permanent pasture, laid out in nine main fields with high hedge boundaries. It has road frontage on three sides including 260m frontage on the N4 plus frontage on two local cul de sac roads.
Much of the land is elevated and has good views.
According to auctioneer Padraic Murtagh, most of the land is elevated and has panoramic 360° views of the surrounding countryside and Lough Iron.
“Although the lands appear to be somewhat neglected they are of top-quality fattening lands with great potential for any farming enterprise including, beef, tillage or equestrian,” he says.
The cottage is 150m down a cul de sac from the N4 main road.
Limestone cottage residence
Also, the cut limestone cottage has great character. The front part of the house dates back to 1865.
The entrance has cast iron gates.
Among the architecturally interesting features are the two cut-stone chimney stacks, brick work around the windows and door, headed window openings with stone sills and the round-headed front doorway.
The entrance hall with arched doorway.
Beside the house there is an L-shaped outbuilding (also in cut limestone) and sharing many of the features of the house. It has an arched carriage doorway.
Another portion of the house, to the rear and with a corrugated sheeting roof, is believed to have been built at an earlier date.
The outbuilding beside the house is also cut limestone and slate roofed. It has an arched carriage door.
Inside, the house has dining room, drawing room, four bedrooms, a kitchen with range cooker and original flagstone floor, bathroom and separate toilet. There is a mains water connection.
The drawing room.
But while the house is in fair condition it does require complete refurbishment.
Lots
The auctioneers will offer the property in the following lots:
Lot 1 will be Farra Cottage on 9.8ac.Lot 2 will be 38ac.Lot 3 will be the entire.The auction will be on Friday 5 November at 3pm in the Greville Arms Hotel, Mullingar and online on the LSL platform. The guide price for the entire is €470,000.
An interesting 48ac holding with a notable period cottage is coming up for auction next month. It is in a good location in Co Westmeath.
The property is Farra Cottage at Bunbrosna, about halfway between Mullingar and Edgeworthstown. It’s being sold by James L Murtagh Auctioneers and will go for auction next month.
Location
The cottage is just 150m from the N4, down a quiet cul de sac. It’s 3km from Ballinalack village and 15km from Mullingar.
This means it is about 13km from the N4 dual carriageway which leads to the M4 motorway. In today’s world, that’s certainly within commuting distance of the capital.
The 48ac is in one block and has road frontage on three sides.
Land type
Among the other positives of this property, the land is good quality and in one block. The farm is in permanent pasture, laid out in nine main fields with high hedge boundaries. It has road frontage on three sides including 260m frontage on the N4 plus frontage on two local cul de sac roads.
Much of the land is elevated and has good views.
According to auctioneer Padraic Murtagh, most of the land is elevated and has panoramic 360° views of the surrounding countryside and Lough Iron.
“Although the lands appear to be somewhat neglected they are of top-quality fattening lands with great potential for any farming enterprise including, beef, tillage or equestrian,” he says.
The cottage is 150m down a cul de sac from the N4 main road.
Limestone cottage residence
Also, the cut limestone cottage has great character. The front part of the house dates back to 1865.
The entrance has cast iron gates.
Among the architecturally interesting features are the two cut-stone chimney stacks, brick work around the windows and door, headed window openings with stone sills and the round-headed front doorway.
The entrance hall with arched doorway.
Beside the house there is an L-shaped outbuilding (also in cut limestone) and sharing many of the features of the house. It has an arched carriage doorway.
Another portion of the house, to the rear and with a corrugated sheeting roof, is believed to have been built at an earlier date.
The outbuilding beside the house is also cut limestone and slate roofed. It has an arched carriage door.
Inside, the house has dining room, drawing room, four bedrooms, a kitchen with range cooker and original flagstone floor, bathroom and separate toilet. There is a mains water connection.
The drawing room.
But while the house is in fair condition it does require complete refurbishment.
Lots
The auctioneers will offer the property in the following lots:
Lot 1 will be Farra Cottage on 9.8ac.Lot 2 will be 38ac.Lot 3 will be the entire.The auction will be on Friday 5 November at 3pm in the Greville Arms Hotel, Mullingar and online on the LSL platform. The guide price for the entire is €470,000.
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