Qatari horse dynasty snaps up Croom land

In our review of farm sales in the early autumn, we described the near €16,000 per acre achieved for a parcel of land at Croom, Co Limerick, as astounding.

And while auctioneer John Flynn was very pleased with the result, which was a regional high for the Golden Vale area, the identity of the buyer was unknown.

The only hint of an unusual purchase was perhaps that the property was bought in trust by Andrew Nolan of Goff ’s Country, who scooped up the 63 acres for just over €1 million.