During the ’70s and ’80s, the Ballydaniel pedigree herd, Camolin, Co Wexford, was synonymous with Limousin breeding in Ireland. Breeding stock from the herd were acquired by breeders the length and breadth of the country – so much so that the Ballydaniel bloodline can be found in the ancestry of many top producing females.
At its peak, Ballydaniel would have been regarded as a model farm in the area. Back then, the owners meticulously maintained the property to an extremely high standard with not so much as a sop of straw out of place. Gates would have been hanging perfectly; the fencing was impeccable and the hedges were immaculately manicured. But the mid ’90s marked the end of an era when the Ballydaniel Limousin herd was dispersed – many of the animals sold that day became the foundation stock for a number of emerging new herds right across the country.
Today, the current owner of Ballydaniel is offering 82 acres for sale. Despite being rented for the past number of years, the calibre and quality of the land would be locally renowned and regarded as one of the finest farms in the area. With the exception of nine acres, which is currently in spring barley but undersown to grass, the remaining circa 73 acres are in permanent pasture.
Set out in a single-82-acre block, the farm is laid out in seven well sheltered fields that come with substantial road frontage to the N11 Dublin/Enniscorthy road and to the local Camolin/Ballycanew road. Although bearing the hallmarks of out wintering, the farm is without waste and every inch is workable. With a number of access points off both roads, the farm is laid out in good-sized level fields that are characterised by lovely mature whitethorn hedges. With the benefit of some reseeding and general maintenance, Ballydaniel has the makings of becoming the model farm it once emulated back in the ’70s and ’80s.
Selling agent David Quinn, Carnew and Gorey, is offering the farm in its entire or in three separate lots that would make for super additions to any existing enterprise.
These include circa 38.1 acres laid out in three fields all of which front the N11; a further circa 27.7 acres (that includes the nine acres of tillage land) with frontage to the Camolin/Ballycanew road and a fabulous circa 15.4 acre field that also has extensive frontage to the Camolin/Ballycanew road. Alternatively, the entire would be a tremendous stand-alone package for any farmer.
For sale by auction on 24 June in the Ashdown Park Hotel, Gorey, at 3pm, the farm is guided in the region of €10,000 to €11,000/acre.
During the ’70s and ’80s, the Ballydaniel pedigree herd, Camolin, Co Wexford, was synonymous with Limousin breeding in Ireland. Breeding stock from the herd were acquired by breeders the length and breadth of the country – so much so that the Ballydaniel bloodline can be found in the ancestry of many top producing females.
At its peak, Ballydaniel would have been regarded as a model farm in the area. Back then, the owners meticulously maintained the property to an extremely high standard with not so much as a sop of straw out of place. Gates would have been hanging perfectly; the fencing was impeccable and the hedges were immaculately manicured. But the mid ’90s marked the end of an era when the Ballydaniel Limousin herd was dispersed – many of the animals sold that day became the foundation stock for a number of emerging new herds right across the country.
Today, the current owner of Ballydaniel is offering 82 acres for sale. Despite being rented for the past number of years, the calibre and quality of the land would be locally renowned and regarded as one of the finest farms in the area. With the exception of nine acres, which is currently in spring barley but undersown to grass, the remaining circa 73 acres are in permanent pasture.
Set out in a single-82-acre block, the farm is laid out in seven well sheltered fields that come with substantial road frontage to the N11 Dublin/Enniscorthy road and to the local Camolin/Ballycanew road. Although bearing the hallmarks of out wintering, the farm is without waste and every inch is workable. With a number of access points off both roads, the farm is laid out in good-sized level fields that are characterised by lovely mature whitethorn hedges. With the benefit of some reseeding and general maintenance, Ballydaniel has the makings of becoming the model farm it once emulated back in the ’70s and ’80s.
Selling agent David Quinn, Carnew and Gorey, is offering the farm in its entire or in three separate lots that would make for super additions to any existing enterprise.
These include circa 38.1 acres laid out in three fields all of which front the N11; a further circa 27.7 acres (that includes the nine acres of tillage land) with frontage to the Camolin/Ballycanew road and a fabulous circa 15.4 acre field that also has extensive frontage to the Camolin/Ballycanew road. Alternatively, the entire would be a tremendous stand-alone package for any farmer.
For sale by auction on 24 June in the Ashdown Park Hotel, Gorey, at 3pm, the farm is guided in the region of €10,000 to €11,000/acre.
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