Tuesday 11 December 2018
Smaller residential and non-residential farms continue to be attractive to farmers and non-farmers alike.
Dawson auctioneers in Tullow recently sold a parcel of 52.88ac of tillage ground at Rathellen, Leighlinbridge, after auction.
Drummona House near Dundrum in Co Tipperary is a lovely Georgian property that can be bought with 13ac or 32ac. Guided at €650,000 on 13ac or €850,000 on 32ac, the property comes with a...
I travelled north-west to Mayo last week, to see a farm not far from Ballina. The last time I visited that part of the country the fine summer had...
If you ever fancied owning a property on a peninsula, then a traditional farmhouse painted in an eye-catching blue on 5ac at Coolbawn, Blind Strand, near Courtmacsherry in West Cork could...
Farmland is continuing to sell strongly with parcels large and small making strong money.
As the housing crisis shows little sign of resolution, the availability of land banks in Dublin and the greater Dublin area is a hot topic.
West of the Shannon, auctioneer John Earley sold two large Roscommon farms under the hammer last week, netting a total of €2.6m and averaging over €8,000/ac.
Qatar Racing has doubled down on its investment in County Limerick by purchasing a second million euro farm.
South Tipperary auctioneers have become very fond of the auction room as land in that area sells like sugar candy at a carnival. The local lords of the turf have an insatiable appetite for property and...
I ventured to the north Meath/Cavan region recently where I visited Crossdrum House — a lovely Georgian home on 35ac on the outskirts of Oldcastle in Meath.
A substantial 95ac residential farm at Garthy, Castletown Geoghegan in Co Westmeath is coming for auction early next month.
Perhaps it’s a legacy of the long hot summer but the colours of the autumn leaves are more rich and varied than I have ever seen them.
South View Farm at Tullyweel, Kilmainhamwood in Co Meath is a dormer bungalow set on 20.8ac and comes with a comprehensive modern cattle yard. In a sale handled by Quillsen the place is on the...
Figures just released by the Central Statistics Office show that a tiny fraction of all the available agricultural land in Ireland made a whopping...
A 93ac residential holding with a house in need of refurbishment at Bogganstown, Drumree in the Royal County sold at auction last week making €830,000.
One of the more unusual properties to come on the market this year is a substantial piggery at Ballinamult in Co Waterford.
A fine 43ac residential farm at Belgard and Farranadum near Kilcock in Co Kildare is coming to auction in lots with an overall guide price of €440,000.
When my late mother wanted to describe a well-attended function, be it wake or wedding, she...
A 179ac non-residential farm located in Co Dublin but forming part of the border with the Royal County is for sale by public auction with a guide price of €15,000/ac
It isn't often you find a farm of over 300ac that comes without a Georgian pile or an inch of waste. I found one at Rowlestown in Co Dublin.
The auction rooms continue to be busy, with farms of all sizes selling before, during and after auction.
A substantial 151ac residential farm at Harristown near Kinnegad in Co Meath is back on the market with a guide price of €1.75m.
A nail-biting finish saw Frank Flynn of Robert B Daly auctioneers sell a 31ac farm at Derryconnor, Ballivor, for €290,000.
In one of the larger farm sales of the year, Wexford auctioneer David Quinn recently sold a 178ac non-residential holding at Kilcashel, Avoca in Co Wicklow. In lots that sold during and after...
There is no better place to spend a fine autumn day than on the lakeshores of Westmeath.
The sale of larger farms continues to be a stand-out feature of this year’s farm sales.
Farm sales in Waterford are rare enough, the Déise like to hold fast to what they have.
Teagasc is to sell its 12ha (25acre) site at Kinsealy with initial valuations putting the site worth in the region of €12m.
My secondary school days were spent in the company of young men from all over the country.
With Ploughing 2018 behind us, the auction rooms are busy but results are mixed.
South Tipperary land continues to make eye-watering prices and last week saw a 110ac residential farm, Bengurrah House, at Cahirabbey Upper near Cahir make €2.86m or €26,000/ac...
I have a soft spot for Bailieborough in Cavan. A good friend of mine hails from that neck of the woods, an extraordinary gentleman who buys me the odd pint, a sure sign of civility and good...
Six parties fought it out for a 75ac block of land near Cashel which sold for double the guide price.
Good grazing ground is generally selling for between €9,000/ac and €10,000/ac despite this year's poor weather, the continuing fodder difficulties, and the threat of Brexit.
Two lots of a 125ac farm totalling 75ac near Carnaross in Co Meath sold at auction last week making €750,000 or €10,000/ac. A 50ac parcel is under active negotiation on the private treaty market having been bid to €425,000 in public.
It is a year for big farms and another substantial holding on the market is a 180ac holding located just outside Durrow, Co Laois, reports Jim O'Brien.
Bigger farms continue to dominate the agricultural land market at the moment.
A 126.4ac residential grazing farm at Corramore, Gorteenclough, bounding the Kepak plant near Athleague in Co Roscommon, sold at auction last month making €805,000 or €6,370/ac.
One of the larger farms to come on the market this year is a 178ac non-residential holding at Kilcashel, Avoca in Co Wicklow. The property is to be sold at auction with a guide price of €1m to €1.2m.
I ventured south last week towards the real capital and a lovely 105ac residential farm off the N20...
In the opening half of the year agricultural land values have risen by 1.8pc, according to Sherry FitzGerald Research.
Laois land is making good prices and Rathdowney auctioneer William Mansfield will be hoping this trend continues when he brings to auction an 82ac non-residential farm at Mountoliver, Rathdowney.
It's not quite all doom and gloom in the property market. While the housing crisis continues to spiral out of control, while demand pushes prices upwards at the lower end of the market, and while...
Last week my travels took me to Springfield House on the outskirts of Sixmilebridge in Co Clare.
Larger farms continue to come on the market, with holdings of over 150ac regularly featuring in private treaty and auction sales.
In the not too distant past, a residential farm on 93ac in Co Meath was a solid property, the size of holding needed to establish oneself as a member of the club among the local agristocracy.
Arodstown Stud, the residential 88ac stud farm belonging to trainer Tony Martin at Moynalvey, Summerhill in Co Meath was withdrawn from auction after being bid to €1.625m in its lots and €1.4m...
A 70ac parcel of ground coming to auction at Graigue near Clogheen in south Tipperary is described by auctioneer John FitzGerald of Dougan FitzGerald as a “very interesting and practical...
A 241ac residential farm with extensive farm buildings near Coleraine in Co Derry is for sale by private treaty in a sale handled by Savills and...
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