Great interest in ‘proper gem’ Carriglea
The property has been in the ownership of the Bon Sauveur sisters since 1904 — the year that they arrived in Ireland from Caen in Normandy to set up a site to help the intellectually challenged.
Even in their home base of Caen, the sisters no longer controlled the mental health facility since the mid-1970s and they are now retiring from farming altogether.
From the land market perspective, this property comes not only laden with a powerful track record of careful tillage and food production stretching back over 100 years, it is also one of the largest holdings to come on the market in Munster in the last five years.
“No amount of superlatives do this property justice,” says Brian of the farm. “It really is a proper gem of a farm… the crops have to be seen to be believed.”
Alongside the Carriglea Cairde Services, the nuns carefully managed the agricultural production on these rich lands, engaging in a range of sectors, including pork, beef, dairy, poultry, tillage and sheep farming.
Thus, this property’s deep soil — currently laid out in a mixture of arable and pasture land — will lend itself to any farming activity from tillage to dairying to horse breeding.
The layout involves a number of access points that would lend the property to being split into three lots, each with their own share of outbuildings and a combination of reliable public and private supply.
There are several outbuildings that have been built primarily for dairying use, along with working facilities and all are clustered around a central courtyard. The farm comes with entitlements totalling just under €25,000 per annum.
The price being quoted is €12,000 per acre, with a strong preference from the owners to sell the property by private treaty rather than going to public auction. Whether it eventually sells in one lot or in separate pieces will be dictated by the market.
In any case, the interest is certain to be strong and widespread. Viewing is strictly by appointment only with the sole agents.
