‘Land sold at auction in Wexford and Westmeath’. Irish Farmers Journal. 21/07/22.
There have been successful farmland auctions in recent days. QUINN PROPERTY auctioned a number of properties in Co. Wexford, the largest was an 81ac holding at Ballykilty, Inch.
It had been guided at €6,000/ac to €7,000/ac, but keen interest was seen ahead of the sale. At the auction, bidding opened at €400,000 and it went on the market at €680,000. It was sold at €1,020,000 to a local dairy farmer, equal to approximately €12,000/ac.
Scarnagh land
The same vendor had a 3.5ac holding at Scarnagh, Inch, which was guided at €50,000.
Seventeen bidders took part in this auction. It went on the market at €150,000 and was knocked down at €172,000 to a local couple.
The next property up was a 24ac holding at Clologue Upper, Camolin. It was offered as three lots and the entire. The entire was bid to €420,000, but the lots were bid to €470,000, so further bidding was invited for the lots.
Lot 1 of 10.5ac sold for €225,000 to a local farmer with business interests. Lot 2 of 13ac sold for €180,000 to a local farmer. Lot 3, the derelict cottage on 1ac, sold for €92,000 to a local couple. The total for the property was €497,000.
Gorey grassland
QUINN PROPERTY also sold 19ac of grassland at Wells, Gorey. It was withdrawn at €250,000, but sold afterwards for a higher price to a local business person with farming interests.
This article was written by Paul Mooney and can be accessed here.
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