The last fortnight has seen a large number of properties come to the market for public auction in late September and early October. The majority of these auctions are around Leinster. Irish Country Living previews eight farms of varying acreages that will be presented for sale in the coming weeks.
Grangebeg, Dunlavin, Co Kildare
Acres: 69
Guide: €690,000, or €10,000/ac
Auctioneer: Philip Byrne, Coonans Property
Auction: 27 September, Lawlors Hoter, Naas, Co Kildare
Offered in three lots, including the entire, Coonans will be hoping this upcoming auction will benefit from the recent strong performances in Kildare. Last year’s average land price was over €14,000/ac, with the guide on this farm a reasonable €10,000/ac. The first lot is circa 65 acres, with the second lot a four-acre plot.
Carricknagower, Ballymore, Westmeath
Acres: 65.75
Guide: €520,000, or €8,000/ac
Auctioneer: Denis O’Rourke, O’Rourke Bros
Auction: 3 October, Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone.
The 65 acres at Carricknagower, Ballymore, Co Westmeath, offered by Denis O'Rourke.
Located just 3km west of Ballymore village, the lands here are of good quality, according to the auctioneer. Offered in the entire only, it has over 1km of road frontage onto two minor, public roads. The lands are suitable for any type of farming, but would fit someone looking for an outfarm for silage or a standalone farm. Fenced well, it is livestock proof. It is being sold by a farmer consolidating his holding.
Rathmore, Hill of Laragh, Mullingar, Co Westmeath
Acres: 75
Guide: €500,000, or €6,600/ac
Auctioneer: Dillion Murtagh, Murtagh Bros
Auction date: 27 September, Greville Arms Hotel, Mullingar
An aerial photo of the 75 acres in Rathmore, Co Westmeath.
Encompassing circa 75 acres, the land is currently presented in grass. Well fenced, it is livestock proof and with a good water supply, according to the auctioneer. As well as the land, it contains an old, derelict, two-storey house as well as old farm buildings – including a four-span hay shed. It is situated 4km east of Ballynacargy and 12km from Mullingar.
Oulart, Co Wexford
Acres: 40
Guide: €480,000, or €12,000/ac
Auctioneer: Clive Kavanagh, Jordan Auctioneers
Auction: 10 October, Riverside Hotel Enniscorthy
The 40 acres of excellent quality at Oulart.
The property is in an excellent location, halfway between the towns of Gorey (23km) to the north and Wexford (21km) to the south. The lands are currently in stubble and laid out in two divisions. They are described by Clive Kavanagh as “excellent quality suitable for any number of uses”. In addition to this, there is a derelict farmhouse and yard, which provide some potential for a new purchaser to apply for planning permission.
Ballymacwilliam, Edenderry, Co Offaly
Acres: 57
Guide: €410,000, or €7,200/ac
Auctioneer: Clive Kavanagh, Jordan Auctioneers
Auction: 18 October, Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge
Ballymacwilliam, Edenderry, Co Offaly.
Also offered by Jordan, this holding is presented to the public with the option of buying separate lots and the entire. The first is circa 40 acres of top-quality tillage land, laid out all in one division. Containing road frontage, it has mature boundaries and a limestone coach house.
The guide on this is €360,000, or €9,000/ac. The second lot is circa 17 acres of forestry and scrub (accessed via a right of way) with a premium of circa €1,800/annum. The guide price for this lot is €50,000, or €2,950/ac.
Davidstown, Calverstown,
Co Kildare
Acres: 23
Guide: €230,000, or €10,000/ac
Auctioneer: Philip Byrne, Coonans Property
Auction: 27 September, Lawlors Hoter, Naas, Co Kildare
Auctioned on the same day as Grangebeg near Dunlavin, this 23-acre holding is of similar quality and guide price. All in one field, it is currently in tillage. It is a lovely holding, with mature trees surrounding the farm. It is located circa 1km from Calverstown and 15km from Naas.
Carrickbaggot, Grangebelew, Co Louth
Acres: 168
Guide: €1.68m, or €10,000/ac
Auctioneer: Tommy Clarke, Kieran and McGee
Auction: 4 October, Kieran and McGee Offices, Ardee
Coming to the market in the last number of weeks, this good-quality farm will be auctioned in early October. Divided into 12, good-sized fields, the farm is laid out in 133 acres of tillage and 35 acres of grass. In terms of buildings, there is a three-link hay shed with a double lean-to and the lands are supplied by a mains water supply. Thus far interest has been strong, with some cross-border parties enquiring, according to auctioneer Tommy Clarke of Kieran and McGee.
Portaneena and Deerpark, Glasson, Athlone
Acres: 42
Guide: €320,000, or €7,600/ac
Auctioneer: Denis O’Rourke, O’Rourke Bros
Auction: 26 September, Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone
The 42 acres at Portaneena and Deerpark, Glasson, Athlone, is guided for €7,600/ac.
This is a good grazing farm that has been rented for the last number of years. While farmed in good heart, it could do with some nourishment. There are no entitlements with this sale and the holding includes a bog parcel of circa two acres in Waterstown, which is mostly high-bank bog.
The last fortnight has seen a large number of properties come to the market for public auction in late September and early October. The majority of these auctions are around Leinster. Irish Country Living previews eight farms of varying acreages that will be presented for sale in the coming weeks.
Grangebeg, Dunlavin, Co Kildare
Acres: 69
Guide: €690,000, or €10,000/ac
Auctioneer: Philip Byrne, Coonans Property
Auction: 27 September, Lawlors Hoter, Naas, Co Kildare
Offered in three lots, including the entire, Coonans will be hoping this upcoming auction will benefit from the recent strong performances in Kildare. Last year’s average land price was over €14,000/ac, with the guide on this farm a reasonable €10,000/ac. The first lot is circa 65 acres, with the second lot a four-acre plot.
Carricknagower, Ballymore, Westmeath
Acres: 65.75
Guide: €520,000, or €8,000/ac
Auctioneer: Denis O’Rourke, O’Rourke Bros
Auction: 3 October, Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone.
The 65 acres at Carricknagower, Ballymore, Co Westmeath, offered by Denis O'Rourke.
Located just 3km west of Ballymore village, the lands here are of good quality, according to the auctioneer. Offered in the entire only, it has over 1km of road frontage onto two minor, public roads. The lands are suitable for any type of farming, but would fit someone looking for an outfarm for silage or a standalone farm. Fenced well, it is livestock proof. It is being sold by a farmer consolidating his holding.
Rathmore, Hill of Laragh, Mullingar, Co Westmeath
Acres: 75
Guide: €500,000, or €6,600/ac
Auctioneer: Dillion Murtagh, Murtagh Bros
Auction date: 27 September, Greville Arms Hotel, Mullingar
An aerial photo of the 75 acres in Rathmore, Co Westmeath.
Encompassing circa 75 acres, the land is currently presented in grass. Well fenced, it is livestock proof and with a good water supply, according to the auctioneer. As well as the land, it contains an old, derelict, two-storey house as well as old farm buildings – including a four-span hay shed. It is situated 4km east of Ballynacargy and 12km from Mullingar.
Oulart, Co Wexford
Acres: 40
Guide: €480,000, or €12,000/ac
Auctioneer: Clive Kavanagh, Jordan Auctioneers
Auction: 10 October, Riverside Hotel Enniscorthy
The 40 acres of excellent quality at Oulart.
The property is in an excellent location, halfway between the towns of Gorey (23km) to the north and Wexford (21km) to the south. The lands are currently in stubble and laid out in two divisions. They are described by Clive Kavanagh as “excellent quality suitable for any number of uses”. In addition to this, there is a derelict farmhouse and yard, which provide some potential for a new purchaser to apply for planning permission.
Ballymacwilliam, Edenderry, Co Offaly
Acres: 57
Guide: €410,000, or €7,200/ac
Auctioneer: Clive Kavanagh, Jordan Auctioneers
Auction: 18 October, Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge
Ballymacwilliam, Edenderry, Co Offaly.
Also offered by Jordan, this holding is presented to the public with the option of buying separate lots and the entire. The first is circa 40 acres of top-quality tillage land, laid out all in one division. Containing road frontage, it has mature boundaries and a limestone coach house.
The guide on this is €360,000, or €9,000/ac. The second lot is circa 17 acres of forestry and scrub (accessed via a right of way) with a premium of circa €1,800/annum. The guide price for this lot is €50,000, or €2,950/ac.
Davidstown, Calverstown,
Co Kildare
Acres: 23
Guide: €230,000, or €10,000/ac
Auctioneer: Philip Byrne, Coonans Property
Auction: 27 September, Lawlors Hoter, Naas, Co Kildare
Auctioned on the same day as Grangebeg near Dunlavin, this 23-acre holding is of similar quality and guide price. All in one field, it is currently in tillage. It is a lovely holding, with mature trees surrounding the farm. It is located circa 1km from Calverstown and 15km from Naas.
Carrickbaggot, Grangebelew, Co Louth
Acres: 168
Guide: €1.68m, or €10,000/ac
Auctioneer: Tommy Clarke, Kieran and McGee
Auction: 4 October, Kieran and McGee Offices, Ardee
Coming to the market in the last number of weeks, this good-quality farm will be auctioned in early October. Divided into 12, good-sized fields, the farm is laid out in 133 acres of tillage and 35 acres of grass. In terms of buildings, there is a three-link hay shed with a double lean-to and the lands are supplied by a mains water supply. Thus far interest has been strong, with some cross-border parties enquiring, according to auctioneer Tommy Clarke of Kieran and McGee.
Portaneena and Deerpark, Glasson, Athlone
Acres: 42
Guide: €320,000, or €7,600/ac
Auctioneer: Denis O’Rourke, O’Rourke Bros
Auction: 26 September, Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone
The 42 acres at Portaneena and Deerpark, Glasson, Athlone, is guided for €7,600/ac.
This is a good grazing farm that has been rented for the last number of years. While farmed in good heart, it could do with some nourishment. There are no entitlements with this sale and the holding includes a bog parcel of circa two acres in Waterstown, which is mostly high-bank bog.
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