Former home farm of large estate has 168 prime acres
Ballysaggart More is two miles from Lismore, but was once the home farm for a large estate, and has the courtyard buildings to prove it — along with a stunning kitchen garden of 1.75 acres.
This comes with 13-foot high walls and offers snug, sheltered surroundings for a variety of plant life — a challenge to be relished by keen gardeners. The old stone house in the middle of the property, used as a shed, could have conversion potential, although some of the adjoining buildings are overgrown and derelict.
Auctioneer Christy Buckley is selling this substantial, 168-acre grassland farm, and says it’s ideal for horsey types. Interest has been significant from that quarter since the property was launched in July, and there have been strong viewings. At the guide price of €4m, it’s not going to be purchased by any Tom, Dick or Harry.
Currently used for a suckler herd, the property has a range of good quality farm buildings and there’s planning permission for a new shed, but it has to be built by the end of the year, the agent says. Also, a faded gate lodge has planning for conversion to a three-bed house.
The main residence is a charming six-bed house, built less than 20 years ago, which now comes to the market in superb condition. For a purchaser at this level, it would provide a headache-free move, and the neo-Gothic style fits into the ambience of the Lismore area.
Red-bricked and with limestone mullions and coping, the house is approached by a long driveway that crosses an old stone bridge.
The attractive interior includes a kitchen-dining room, a TV room, living room and utility on the ground floor, along with guest bathroom and four bedrooms on the first floor.
The master bedroom is a full suite, and there are two more bedrooms on the second floor, and main bathrooms on both floors.
South-facing and all in one block, it’s an outstanding grassland farm, says Buckley, with a natural water supply, central roadways and a location in the Blackwater Valley, also known as the Irish Rhine. The yard has a large slatted shed with lean-to, a loose house with feeding yard, two hay sheds, a silage slab and a number of loose boxes. There’s room for 100 cows, with calf houses.
The property overlooks Glencairn Abbey, and is just two miles from Lismore town and 45 minutes from Cork city. It’s less than 15 miles from Fermoy.
