Parcels of land sold at auction

A PARCEL 25 acres of tillage land at Ballamon, Ferns, went under the hammer of auctioneer David Quinn of Quinn Property recently with a guide of €275,000. There were several bidders in the Carnew auction room, and when the offers reached €305,000, it was placed on the market. It sold to a local dairy farmer for €350,000.

Also in recent weeks, 22 acres at Jamestown, Oylegate, sold for €195,000 to a local dairy farmer. It included two acres of flood plain at the Slaney. The guide was €170,000.

A guide of €500,000 was placed on 67 acres with a derelict farmhouse and outbuildings at Ballinglen, Tinahely. A packed auction room saw it sell in three separate lots for €660,000.

Six acres went for €65,000 to a local farmer. A local lady bought the house and yard with four acres for €145,000, and an adjoining farmer bought 57 acres for €450,000.

Elsewhere, a guide of €10,000 per acre was placed on 21.5 acres at Ballyknockan, The Ballagh. It was withdrawn from auction at €190,000, and is now under negotiation with several interested parties.

Next up for auction at Quinn Property on Tuesday, November 29, is 11.5 acres at Baltyfarrell, Gorey which will be auctioned in the Quinn Property Gorey office at 3 p.m.

It includes a farmyard, slatted shed, a silage pit and planning permission for a residence. It is guided at between €10,000 to €12,000 per acre.