Prices were relatively stable in Co Cavan last year. Average prices fell by just €47/ac to €9,927/ac.
This is the third year in a row seeing no real change in prices in the county. In the past six years prices have been within a relatively tight range of €8,000/ac to €10,000/ac.
Supply of land for sale was down in 2025.
Our analysis looked at 84 properties that were placed on the market, down from the 102 for sale the year before.
The total area involved last year was 2,077ac, down from 2024. We did our calculations on 21 farms that met our criteria.
Selling price varied from a minimum of €2,188/ac to a maximum of €19,377/ac. Farms under 40ac averaged €11,150/ac while larger farms over 40ac averaged just €4,728/ac.
Strong demand
Demand for good land is strong.
In the west of the county, good grassland holdings are making €8,000/ac to €9,000/ac.
However, in the south and east, good holdings are making €9,000/ac to €12,000/ac.
Prime parcels are moving towards €15,000/ac. As with neighbouring counties, the Cavan land market benefits from buoyant demand from Northern Ireland buyers.
Raymond Potterton sold a number of farms in Cavan by auction.
One was 27.2ac at Cormaddyduff, with some of the land newly drained and reseeded. It made €255,000 or €9,354/ac. The vast majority of land sales in the county are by private treaty with prices not published.
O’Reilly Taylor Tweedy sold a well located 12.5ac of land at Cullyleenan, Ballyconnell for a multiple of the county average price. REA Donohoe Spring and Property Partners Laurence Gunne also had successful private treaty sales.
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