Great interest in ‘proper gem’ Carriglea

There is quite simply a huge amount of interest gathering over the sale of a 207-acre holding in Carriglea, West Waterford through Ardmore agents Brian Gleeson Auctioneers.

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.