’33-acre seaside farm in Wexford expected to fetch €10k-12k/acre’. Irish Examiner. 29/05/24.

Coming up for online auction on Wednesday, June 12, a 33.5-acre roadside coastal holding cuts a dramatic and alluring presence seen from all angles — particularly from the air with its proximity to Baginbun Beach and Fethard-on-Sea.

This is officially Ireland’s sunniest corner: The Hook Peninsula in Wexford. The attractive property is set out in a mixture of grassland and tillage and available in lots or in its entirety.

With generous public road frontage onto two sides, it’s a farm that is very conducive to subdivision.

The lots to be offered are the following: Lot 1 consists of 13.2 acres of land; Lot 2 is 19 acres of land; Lot 3 contains just 1.4 acres of land, and Lot 4 is the entire holding.

With Fethard-on-Sea so close by, there is certainly more than an outside possibility of getting planning permission to build a home on the property — something that will surely attract as many non-farmers as farmers to the auction.

“The lands are of good quality,” says selling agent David Quinn.

“They are suitable for most agricultural activities — evidenced by the fact that they’re used for both pasture and tillage.”

This will be the latest in a continuing line of successful online auctions, and the price expectation is between €10,000 and €12,000/acre.

This article was written by Conor Power and can be accessed here.