Two large farms are coming up for auction in Co Westmeath with Murtagh Bros auctioneers. Up first will be a 94ac residential holding at Castlegaddery, Ballynacargy. The guide price for this farm is €900,000.

The farm is located approximately 300m from Ballynacaragy village. The land has good road frontage.

The holding is a certified organic farm. Most of the land is in pasture but there is 20ac of forestry. Half of this was planted in 2017 and qualifies for annual forestry premium payments.

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The farm has a traditional, two-bedroom cottage. In the yard, there is a six-bay slatted house with lie back, and a two- bay, round roofed hayshed with lean-to.

The 94ac at Castlegaddery has road frontage.

The forestry premium is worth €2,100 per annum. The farm also comes with BISS payments. It has 37 entitlements with a face value of €177.20 each.

The auction will take place on Thursday 23 October at 3pm in the agent’s auction rooms on Main Street, Enfield, Co Meath.

The second farm is 135ac with a yard at Rathdrishoge, Castletown Geoghegan. The guide price on this farm is €1.35m.

The land has lengthy frontage on to the R391 main road.

The land in this area is well regarded for cattle finishing. The farm for sale is laid out in eight main fields. The property has an ESB connection, water supply from a private well, and two reliable natural water supplies.

The 135ac at Rathdrishoge is in one block.