A farm to set your heart racing
Appropriately enough, the property is located not far from Horse and Jockey in the townland of Ballynonty— about 10km from Cashel, 20km from Clonmel and roughly midway between Cork and Dublin, with easy access off the M8 motorway.
It’s for sale jointly with Michael Boyd of REA Boyd’s and Neville Stanley of Cillín Hill Mart Auctioneers—both based in Kilkenny City.
“It was a mixed farm before,” says Michael Boyd, “with a little bit of tillage but mainly dairying… There were always a few horses on it and now it’s just horses.” The owners — mostly breeders of horses rather than trainers — are retiring, he explains.
The main dwelling is a large period house that is in excellent condition, according to the selling agents with ample living accommodation.
“It’s beautifully presented… The old part of the house, which is beautifully decorated, has four bedrooms, three living rooms, kitchen, utility room and then adjoining it is the newer wing or apartment, which has two bedrooms, a large lounge, living room, office, kitchen and dining room.”
While the fine quality pasture land would lend itself to a variety of farming activities, this property is set up as a stud farm first and foremost.
There are newly-laid gallops, a stable yard with 26 loose boxes, a walker, lunging ring, tack rooms and barns. There are also cattle sheds and a silage pit.
The asking price of €1.3 million roughly breaks down into the lands at €10,000/acre and the house and buildings at around €500,000.
With the huge amount of road frontage that it enjoys, the agents are not ruling out the possibility of it being sold in separate parts.
It’ll probably be a case of seeing which selling arrangement gets its nose across the line first.
