Scenic farmhouse and grounds to go on sale in Wexford
It was declared a republic in June of 1798, but the battle of Vinegar Hill later that month put paid to the rebels’ hopes, and over 20,000 United Irishmen who stood against the British forces were routed.
Some managed to flee to France, but many more were executed, and the backlash was so great that many people throughout the country “feared to speak of 98’.”
There were the few exceptions, however, and one of them, Maurice Creane, managed to return to his homestead, and lived there until the ripe old age of 102 — despite having taken a direct hit from a cannon ball during the battle of Horetown in 1798. The cannon ball, apparently, is still on the property.
Maurice Creane set up a schoolhouse on his return to Slevoy, and there were over 60 pupils on the roll in the 1820s: the farmhouse is now part of the old Georgian school house.
The property at Slevoy, Foulksmills is now on the market as an executor’s sale, and will go to auction on September 26. Barry Kehoe of Kehoe and Associates is selling the property, which includes a traditional farmhouse and 59 acres, for a total of €1.2 million; he’s prepared to sell in lots.
The centrepiece is the farmhouse and yard, which are in very good condition, according to the agents.
The house is set at the end of a long avenue and offers a great deal of privacy, with conversion potential in the old stone farm buildings. This is being offered in one lot including 10 acres of land, at an advised minimum value (AMV) of €450,000 to €500,000.
The land is top quality, and is being offered in one lot of 49 acres with an AMV of €600,000 plus.
Laid out in grass, it’s in good heart, accessed via two rights of way, one to the house and yard, and the second a laneway from the neighbouring Piggott Hill.
The access to Piggott Hill could give the land some development potential.
