Almost €25,000/ac paid at auction for 87ac farm in Meath
Holding on outskirts of Kells makes €2.17m, underlining how prices remain strong as more residential farms come to market
Frontage: This 87ac farm at Gardenrath near Kells, Co Meath was bought by an online bidder and made almost €25,000/ac.
Jim O'Brien
An 87ac non-residential farm at Gardenrath, Kells got early auctions in Meath off to a flying start when it sold for €2.17m, exceeding its guide by €570,000 and making almost €25,000/ac.
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