Farm Property

Model farm: The 88ac property is located at Coolnahorna, 3km from Enniscorthy, and is on the market at €900,000

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Wexford farming gem for under a million

Wexford farms rarely fail to sparkle at auction, be they large, medium or small.

Mixed farm: The 133 acre holding in Westmeath includes 35ac of forestry

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Midlands farm teed up for strong bids

A 133ac mixed residential farm at Newtown, Tyrrellspass in Co Westmeath is attracting a strong level of interest in the midlands. The holding, which includes 35ac of forestry, is under offer, with over €700,000 on the table at the time of writing.

Mountain to sea: The 236ac non-residential holding is located near Castlegregory, 25km from Tralee, and has a guide price of €1.1m

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West Kerry farm on the market for €1.1m includes tillage land and forestry

A west Kerry farm on the market for €1.1m includes strong tillage ground, a tidy parcel of forestry and a block of land with SAC designation, reports Jim O’Brien.

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Tom Crosse: Land values holding firm as demand defies Covid-19 crisis

Despite all the forecasters predicting a big fall-off in property values as a result of Covid-19, auctioneers around the country are reporting a robust market, with values holding firm.

The 81ac residential farm is located on elevated ground at Athgoe, 2km from Newcastle and 23km from the city centre. The holding can be bought in lots or as an entire and is guided at €925,000.

A capital holding for under a million

SIZEABLE parcels of Dublin land in the county or within the city limits rarely feature on the land market.

Jump to it: Coologmartin House at Donadea is a compact 40ac equestrian property

Under starter's orders in Kildare

Equestrian properties continue to be a feature of the property market, particularly in parts of Kildare and Meath traditionally associated with the bloodstock industry.

Prime grazing ground and period residence on the market for €1m

Clondoogan House on 78ac at Summerhill in Co Meath is a period property on the fringe of the village of Summerhill. It comes to market by auction with a guide price of €1m.

Rising price: A 90ac farm at Swordlestown, near Naas sold for €1.22m, a 27pc increase on the €960,000 paid for the same property in 2014.

Strong prices the order of the day at Kildare and Wicklow

Strong prices are continuing to be paid in the auction rooms, with land in Kildare and Wicklow making over €13,000 and €14,000/ac.

Picturesque: Killonan House is guided at €800,000 and set on 50ac

Stylish farmhouse on 50ac a short hop from Limerick

Killonan House, near Ballysimon on the outskirts of Limerick city, is a substantial residence on 50ac with a wide range of outbuildings and facilities.

Starter farm in west Cork and a mountain holding in Mayo

Anyone with an interest in moving to the west Cork Gaeltacht to savour the culture and delights of the place will have an interest in an 87ac residential roadside farm at near Coolea. The holding is for sale by private treaty and guided at €275,000.

Racing heritage: Eyrefield was originally built as a hunting lodge but became a renowned stud farm under the ownership of the Loder family

Storied Curragh stud on the market for €4m

Eyrefield Lodge and Stud on 160ac at The Curragh - home to renowned known bloodstock breeder Sir Edmund Loder - is on the private treaty market with a guide price in excess of €4m.

Strong bidding: A 113ac dairy farm at Ballintombay near Rathdrum sold in lots at auction and made €1.01m or almost €9,000/ac.

Land flying in real and online auctions

Despite the lockdown, the real and virtual auction rooms are buzzing with sales, while social distancing issues are causing auctioneers to think on their feet and make last-minute changes to arrangements.

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With 1,090 acres of land on offer along with industrial-scale farm buildings, Ballinla Farm will be the landmark farm sale of 2020

A 1,090 tillage grass and forestry farm at Ballinla, Edenderry in Co Offaly is set to be the farmers' farm of the year.

“There is always money out there for the right property in the right location.”

Land sales rally as buyers flock to post-lockdown auctions

Land sales have rallied after months of lockdown with strong attendances, brisk bidding and high prices being recorded online and at traditional public auctions.

Changing hands: The 33.5ac residential farm is located near Abbeyknockmoy between Athenry and Tuam, and is on the private treaty market with a guide price of €450,000

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Auctioneer on home turf with sale of north Galway farm

It isn't often an auctioneer gets to handle the sale of 'the home place' and when it happens it can represent a tug of war between the heart and the head. Galway auctioneer Michael Mullery is selling the house and farm where he grew up at Newtown, Abbeyknockmoy in Co Galway. The residential farm extending to 33.5ac is on the private treaty market with a guide of €450,000.

This 46.23ac non-residential parcel is located at Ballyoliver and Ballybrit, 2km south of Rathvilly village

Land sales on the treble in Carlow

Dawson auctioneers of Tullow will sell three Carlow farms totalling 188ac at an outdoor event to be held on one of the properties later in the month.

Rushwee House on 81ac near Slane is on the market for €1.5m

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Working from home set to fuel for demand rural properties

Working from home is set to fuel a wave of decentralisation as more people explore leaving Dublin in search of better value homes outside the capital.

The 187ac farm at Kilmurray near Trim was on the market earlier in the year and is now set for auction later this month

Meath dairy farm going under the hammer at €2m

A 187ac dairy farm at Kilmurray near Trim in Co Meath on the market earlier in the year is now set for auction late in July. The residential holding with a state-of-the-art dairy operation is guided at €2m while the dairy herd and the entitlements will be sold separately.