There has been no shortage of beautiful, bright crisp autumn mornings over the past few weeks, and last Wednesday was no different as I travelled to south Wexford to view a circa 165-acre non-residential dairy farm close to the sea at Tacumshin.
One of the interesting aspects of the property is that it was a former dairy farm, then it became the nurturing ground for vegetables and tillage, and for the past three years has been converted back to a working dairy operation again. The owner, who acquired circa 129 acres back in 2013, has spent the last three years developing the property to include the construction of a milking parlour and collecting yard, farm roadways, an underpass and a cubicle shed.
Within the same period, he also acquired a circa 33-acre island in Tacumshin lake, which is located a short distance from the main block, as well as a circa 4.2 acre grass field close to the farmyard, which gives the property access to some road frontage.
Located along a shared laneway, the farm is only a field away from the beach at Rostoonstown strand. In the distance you can see the windmills at Killag and the Saltee Islands. The main block is set out, more or less, in one circa 132-acre block and is laid out in a number of fields that can be accessed from a network of internal farm roadways.
The remaining circa 33 acres is contained in Tacumshin lake and takes the form of an island – the dairy herd was happily grazing this island when I was there last week – and this is accessed along a track that meanders through a conservation area. As the land had been in tillage, the farm has been completely reseeded in the past three years and a water supply has been piped to all paddocks.
The main farm building, an A-roof 180-foot shed, was already on the farm and this is currently used to house calves and to store bales. In recent years, the present owner built a new 14-unit milking parlour that has the capacity to be extended to 22 units. The parlour features recording jars, automatic feeders, a 2,800 gallon bulk tank and a cattle crush.
He also put in 130 open cubicles (which could be roofed) fitted with mats and automatic scrapers and a 110-foot concrete slurry tank. Although there is no residence on the property, percolation tests have been carried out on the land, making it suitable for the construction of a septic tank.
Selling agent Gary Quinn, DNG Property People, Wexford, will offer the farm in one or two lots that include the yard on circa 132 acres and the circa 33-acre island, respectively. Gary said that given the infrastructure already in place, it would make an ideal walk-in dairy farm. In the past, it has produced tillage or vegetable crops. Alternatively, given its location along the Norman Way (which is a heritage trail along the south coast of Wexford) and its proximity to Tacumshin lake, it may strike a chord with someone who has an interest in tourism or biodiversity.
Tacumshin goes to auction on Friday 2 December at 3pm in the Ferrycarrig Hotel, Wexford, and is guided in the region of €1.3m to €1.5m.
There has been no shortage of beautiful, bright crisp autumn mornings over the past few weeks, and last Wednesday was no different as I travelled to south Wexford to view a circa 165-acre non-residential dairy farm close to the sea at Tacumshin.
One of the interesting aspects of the property is that it was a former dairy farm, then it became the nurturing ground for vegetables and tillage, and for the past three years has been converted back to a working dairy operation again. The owner, who acquired circa 129 acres back in 2013, has spent the last three years developing the property to include the construction of a milking parlour and collecting yard, farm roadways, an underpass and a cubicle shed.
Within the same period, he also acquired a circa 33-acre island in Tacumshin lake, which is located a short distance from the main block, as well as a circa 4.2 acre grass field close to the farmyard, which gives the property access to some road frontage.
Located along a shared laneway, the farm is only a field away from the beach at Rostoonstown strand. In the distance you can see the windmills at Killag and the Saltee Islands. The main block is set out, more or less, in one circa 132-acre block and is laid out in a number of fields that can be accessed from a network of internal farm roadways.
The remaining circa 33 acres is contained in Tacumshin lake and takes the form of an island – the dairy herd was happily grazing this island when I was there last week – and this is accessed along a track that meanders through a conservation area. As the land had been in tillage, the farm has been completely reseeded in the past three years and a water supply has been piped to all paddocks.
The main farm building, an A-roof 180-foot shed, was already on the farm and this is currently used to house calves and to store bales. In recent years, the present owner built a new 14-unit milking parlour that has the capacity to be extended to 22 units. The parlour features recording jars, automatic feeders, a 2,800 gallon bulk tank and a cattle crush.
He also put in 130 open cubicles (which could be roofed) fitted with mats and automatic scrapers and a 110-foot concrete slurry tank. Although there is no residence on the property, percolation tests have been carried out on the land, making it suitable for the construction of a septic tank.
Selling agent Gary Quinn, DNG Property People, Wexford, will offer the farm in one or two lots that include the yard on circa 132 acres and the circa 33-acre island, respectively. Gary said that given the infrastructure already in place, it would make an ideal walk-in dairy farm. In the past, it has produced tillage or vegetable crops. Alternatively, given its location along the Norman Way (which is a heritage trail along the south coast of Wexford) and its proximity to Tacumshin lake, it may strike a chord with someone who has an interest in tourism or biodiversity.
Tacumshin goes to auction on Friday 2 December at 3pm in the Ferrycarrig Hotel, Wexford, and is guided in the region of €1.3m to €1.5m.
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