After record sale, impressive farm changes hands quietly

All’s well that ends well. The Clash of the Titans that took place over Caherduggan Demesne in Leamlara, east Cork, was quietly settled in a complete turnabout this week.

It now appears that underbidders, the Cremin family, have bought the 280-acre dairy farm from purchaser, Denis Crowley, in a quiet sale.

Depending on who one talks to, the vendor either lost or made money in the transaction, but the sums involved are minimal in comparison to the reputed €4.7m paid by Crowley for the Kingston family farm in the early part of this year.