Prime Bandon land sells for €2.4m

IT TOOK a year to sell but the wait was worth it — as this farm of land at Killountain, Kilbrittain, made a cool €2.4 million.

That was for 86 acres of prime Bandon land (the farm was originally part of the Castle Bernard estate) close to the town. The sale, which was agreed in October but not sewn up until this month, has set a good benchmark of €28,000 per acre for the locality.

While the property was bought in trust by Jim Cowhig of SWS, it’s believed three people were involved in the purchase — and there could be an alternative energy element to the land play.