Two holdings near Virginia, Co Cavan are coming up for auction shortly. One is 27.2ac at Cormaddyduff and the other is 5.8ac at Carrakeelty More. Both are brought to market by Raymond Potterton Auctioneers.

The 27.2ac holding is 6km southeast of Ballyjamesduff and 7km west of Virginia. The land is 1.5km from the R195 main road which connects Castlepollard to Virginia.

The property is in grass. Securely fenced, it has a natural water supply and a cattle handling facility.

Drainage improvement work was recently carried out on the western portion of this land and it has been newly reseeded. The auctioneers say that similar drainage improvements could be made on the remainder of the land and that this would maximise its productivity.

The auction takes place on Thursday, 15 May at 3pm with a guide price is €250,000.

The second property is 5.8ac at Carrakeelty More, Virginia. The holding is close to a GAA club and a number of business premises.

It is laid out in two fields with mature hedge boundaries. The land has frontage on to the N3 national road and good access to the M3 motorway at Kells, just 14km away. The land is in permanent pasture. The guide price is €200,000.

This is the 5.88ac at Carrakeelty More.