This fine dairy farm at Craddenstown, Raharney in Co Westmeath is being sold along with its high yielding cows, as a going concern.
The 217ac, with an imposing two-storey house, will be offered at auction by Raymond Potterton Auctioneers. The guide price for the farm is €3m or approximately €14,000/ac. The herd will be valued separately by independent valuers.
This used to be a large beef farm – and converted to milk about five years ago. That’s a benefit – the main equipment is quite new and up-to-date. The owners are now retiring from farming.
The land is in one working unit – there are 179ac in one block. Facing it across the public road is the balance
of 38ac.
Significant investment was made in establishing this dairy farm, from which a new owner can now hopefully benefit. A lengthy internal farm road was built and the land laid out in paddocks on each side, all on the basis of mapping by consultancy firm, Grasstec.
Water was piped out to all paddocks, concrete drinkers installed. The fencing is of high quality, with some paddocks fenced with sheep wire. All ground has been reseeded in the past five years.
The 217ac is in one working unit. It's good quality land.
There are 184 cubicles and planning has been obtained for another cubical shed.
The milking parlour.
The house and yard are together and set back about 250m from the public road. The yard has 184 cubicles on slatted accommodation, there is a 22-unit Delaval parlour with automatic cluster removal.
The operation is set up for expansion – the owners obtained planning permission for a new seven-bay, slatted cubical shed. The grazing platform has supported over 200 cows in recent years.
The spacious, two-storey farmhouse is understood to have been built around the 1970s. It is 2,580 sq ft in area. The owners have begun the process of modernising and upgrading it.
The house is spacious - modernisation work has been carried out with some further work needed.
The new bathroom is fully tiled.
Walls have been insulated and first-fix rewiring completed. The upstairs of the property is currently being lived in and has a functioning kitchen/living area, bedrooms and bathroom. While some additional work is needed the property will make a very pleasant family home.
At the front of the house there is a paved area, lawn areas to the side and a concrete parking area to the rear.
The auction takes place on Thursday, 24 October at 3pm in the agent’s sales room and also runs live on LSL. The farm will be offered in lots. Lot one is 179ac with the house and farmyard. Lot two is 38ac across the road. Lot three is the entire.
This fine dairy farm at Craddenstown, Raharney in Co Westmeath is being sold along with its high yielding cows, as a going concern.
The 217ac, with an imposing two-storey house, will be offered at auction by Raymond Potterton Auctioneers. The guide price for the farm is €3m or approximately €14,000/ac. The herd will be valued separately by independent valuers.
This used to be a large beef farm – and converted to milk about five years ago. That’s a benefit – the main equipment is quite new and up-to-date. The owners are now retiring from farming.
The land is in one working unit – there are 179ac in one block. Facing it across the public road is the balance
of 38ac.
Significant investment was made in establishing this dairy farm, from which a new owner can now hopefully benefit. A lengthy internal farm road was built and the land laid out in paddocks on each side, all on the basis of mapping by consultancy firm, Grasstec.
Water was piped out to all paddocks, concrete drinkers installed. The fencing is of high quality, with some paddocks fenced with sheep wire. All ground has been reseeded in the past five years.
The 217ac is in one working unit. It's good quality land.
There are 184 cubicles and planning has been obtained for another cubical shed.
The milking parlour.
The house and yard are together and set back about 250m from the public road. The yard has 184 cubicles on slatted accommodation, there is a 22-unit Delaval parlour with automatic cluster removal.
The operation is set up for expansion – the owners obtained planning permission for a new seven-bay, slatted cubical shed. The grazing platform has supported over 200 cows in recent years.
The spacious, two-storey farmhouse is understood to have been built around the 1970s. It is 2,580 sq ft in area. The owners have begun the process of modernising and upgrading it.
The house is spacious - modernisation work has been carried out with some further work needed.
The new bathroom is fully tiled.
Walls have been insulated and first-fix rewiring completed. The upstairs of the property is currently being lived in and has a functioning kitchen/living area, bedrooms and bathroom. While some additional work is needed the property will make a very pleasant family home.
At the front of the house there is a paved area, lawn areas to the side and a concrete parking area to the rear.
The auction takes place on Thursday, 24 October at 3pm in the agent’s sales room and also runs live on LSL. The farm will be offered in lots. Lot one is 179ac with the house and farmyard. Lot two is 38ac across the road. Lot three is the entire.
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