Burrane bought as buyers still haggle over Haghill

ERNEST FORDE of Hodnett Forde Property Services has concluded the sale of a 36-acre farm at Burrane, Timoleague for a sum believed to be in the region of €10,000-plus per acre.

It’s another indication of fairly smart market activity in the south, even if the eventual sale price is less than the €12,500 per acre sought initially. The property had been under negotiation since its market launch in October.

Meanwhile, sleet, snow and icy roads didn’t put off 80 or so people who turned up for last Friday’s auction by Ernest Forde of Haghill House, Bandon, Co Cork.