Property: Prime lands and a residence of prestige near Portlaoise

Listed jointly with Sherry-Fitzgerald Country Homes and Roscrea agents Sherry Fitzgerald Fogarty, the stunning Tulach Nore near Portlaoise (28km from the town) is a 255-acre residential farm of impressive dimensions.

It’s a rarity in the extreme — an excellent Midlands farmstead complete with an equally impressive Victorian-era two-storey dwelling, leading one to wonder whether the next purchaser will be drawn mostly by the house or by the lands.

More and more people are discovering the charms of this part of the country, with the likes of the famous Ballyfin House (20km north of here) helping to revive its reputation.