Prime holding sells for €1.69m

THERE was a full house for the auction of a prime holding in Watergrasshill, which sold for €1.69m, in three separate lots.

One of the biggest land sales in terms of acreage this autumn, the auction was on behalf of the executors of the late Micheal McHugh. Trevor McCarthy of Irish and European and Micheal Barry of Property Partners Dick Barry were joint agents. Auctioneer Joe McCarthy wielded the gavel on the day.

The property at Shahanagh, only a 15-minute drive from Cork city, made the equivalent of €11,000 per acre.