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Irish Examiner
2 days ago
- Business
- Irish Examiner
327-acre Westmeath farm set to fetch over €5m at auction
The public auction on Friday, June 27, of a 327-acre Midlands holding will surely draw a lot of onlookers as well as participants — from both farmers and investors. The farm is at Annascannon, near the village of Killucan, Co Westmeath — for sale jointly with Trim-based auctioneers REA TE Potterton and Mullingar-based James L Murtagh Auctioneers. The auction will be conducted live at the Greville Arms Hotel in Mullingar and simultaneously online via the LSL Online Auctions platform. The huge property will be presented in lots, before being offered in its entirety, with different lots offering some interesting aspects to this unique holding. Some of the quality pastureland on the farm. Lot 1 comprises 198 acres of land, which includes a quarry and inert waste facility that take up about 70 acres. The rest of it is a mixture of quality land, including excellent grazing land, about 16 acres of maize crop and some woodland. 'This central part of the property sits between the Royal Canal and the Dublin-Sligo railway line,' says selling agent Thomas Potterton. 'The old quarry is now exhausted but we have identified substantial and very clean sand and gravel deposits there.' A geophysical report is available to interested parties, outlining the nature of these facilities, which may attract farming interests as well as purely commercial ones. The auctioneers expect this lot to fetch in the region of €4m. Marked aerial photo of the farm. Lot 2 consists of 75 acres north of the Royal Canal with a stream running along its boundary. 'It's a very good block of farmland,' Mr Potterton said. 'It's laid out in a number of fields and the majority of it has just been cut for silage.' The price guide is €10,000-€11,000/acre. Lot 3 is a 54-acre parcel south of the railway line. 'It's all in old pasture and has good road frontage and a water supply. We're guiding in the region of €9,000 per acre," Mr Potterton said. 'The location of this farm is very appealing. It's only about 5km from Kinnegad and the M4 motorway and 68km from Dublin. It makes it very accessible.' Read More 37-acre Golden Vale farm hoping to follow successful hybrid auction pattern
RTÉ News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Well known hotelier and businessman Christy Maye dies
Hotelier and well known businessman Christy Maye has died. Mr Maye owned the Bridge House Hotel and the Bridge Centre in Tullamore, Co Offaly and the Greville Arms Hotel in Mullingar, Co Westmeath. He was one of the founders of the popular Tullamore Show. He is also known for bringing the first ever disco to Ireland. In the 1960s, Mr Maye came up with the idea of "Disc A Go Go", which began in Mullingar Parochial Hall. Mr Maye is survived by his wife, Eileen and their three children and families.
