Dry farm even in January

WET, wet, wet — the weather can be on the side of the agricultural buyer at this time of year, because you get a good indication of how well land drains, following our January deluges.

Despite all the inches that have fallen, a farm near the pretty village of Grange, Clonmel, is still looking good.

“There aren’t many farms you could walk at this time of year, but this farm is a cracking piece of ground,” says estate agent John Stokes of a 47-acre holding at Ballindoney West.