5 days ago
'Exceptional' 233-acre Wexford farm guiding at €2.5m
The Ashdown Park Hotel in Gorey is the place to be on Friday, September 19, when the auction of a landmark large Wexford holding will take place, with a simultaneous online auction.
The property going under the hammer is a 233-acre farm at Ballyrory, approximately 10km north of Gorey along the L6204 that links Gorey with Tinahely.
The sale is being handled by Gorey-based auctioneer David Quinn of Quinn Properties. He says there has been plenty of activity already in the run-up to the auction date.
'A number of people have looked at it over last weekend,' says Mr Quinn.
Some of the quality lands on the 233-acre farm for auction at Ballyrory, Gorey, Co Wexford.
The presence of a derelict house on the property will serve to heighten interest in the farm, which is 4km from Hollyfort village and 7km from Tinahely.
'It is an exceptional farm,' he says, 'all in one block with extensive road frontage… set within picturesque parkland landscape with a large number of mature deciduous trees and panoramic views of the surrounding countryside.'
The farm will be offered in the following lots:
Lot 1 consists of 77 acres, including the derelict house and a collection of outbuildings;
Lot 2 includes 74.6 acres. (Guide price for Lots 1 and 2 is €12,000 to €14,000/acre);
Lot 3 is 81.3 acres. (Guide price is €6,000 to €7,000/acre);
Lot 4 is the entire holding.
The outbuildings on the property constitute great potential for the right client.
Aerial view of the house and outbuildings of the 233-acre farm for auction, Ballyrory, Gorey, Co Wexford.
A stone outbuilding adjoins the farmhouse.
There's a workshop, a modern cattle pen and crush, a slatted shed (with rubber mats and 12 pens with wide feeding passage), a five-span round-roof shed with lean-to slatted tank, and numerous derelict stone outbuildings.
'The lands are level in nature,' Mr Quinn says. 'They're of mixed quality… 150 acres of excellent quality land with free-draining soil.
"It's currently in grass but certainly suitable for tillage.'
A further 80 acres of heavier land suitable for summer grazing is complimented by a 5.5-acre parcel of mature forestry.
With an overall price guide of €2,500,000, this will be an auction to track for certain.
