All bases covered at €2m Kilkenny farm
ONE of the more substantial farms to come on the market this year is a 237ac non-residential holding in Kilkenny.
The holding with 125ac in grazing, 35ac in tillage and 77ac in forestry will be sold by auction in early November and is guided pre-auction at €1.975m. The tillage and grass ground are guided at €10,000/ac while the forestry is expected to make €5,000/ac.
Located on a cul-de-sac at Clomantagh, Urlingford, the farm is 6.5km from Freshford, 7km from Johnstown and just over 20km from Kilkenny and Thurles.
Laid out is about 12 divisions divided by traditional hedgerow, the tillage and grazing land is described by auctioneer Pat Gannon as the best of ground. It is free draining in nature and clearly suitable for a range of farm enterprises. The grazing portion, laid out in about nine large fields, is in good heart.
Three tillage fields extending to 35ac are currently in stubble having delivered up their crop earlier in the autumn.
The forestry is in 52ac and 25ac sections. Planted 27 years ago and comprising mainly Sitka spruce and a small amount of ash, it no longer carries premiums, but the harvested mature timber certainly will have value.
The property will be offered in four lots with the first made up of the entire 160ac. A second lot comprises 90ac, of which 35ac is in tillage and 55ac in grass. The third lot is a 70ac parcel of
grassland, while the final parcel comprises the 77ac in forestry.
In a sale jointly handled by Pat Gannon and David Shee of Shee and Hawe, the holding will be sold at auction on the land at 3pm on Thursday, November 5.
Residential tillage farm auction
Staying in Kilkenny, auctioneer Ed Donohue is handling the sale of a c40ac residential tillage farm with extensive road frontage at Ballymack, Cuffesgrange, between Kilkenny and Callan. The holding is coming to auction with a
guide price of €600,000 or €15,000/ac
Located 8km from Kilkenny and 5km from Callan, the property fronts on to the Kilkenny/ Callan Rd. Laid out in five fields, the high quality land has little or no waste. Currently in tillage, the ground is suitable for a variety of agricultural, equestrian or other uses.
The sale includes a two-storey house built in the 1970s and farm buildings that include a mix of modern and traditional facilities.
The holding will be sold at auction on the land at 3pm on Friday, October 30.