103-acre Carlow dairy farm for auction, guiding at €17,500/ac
Some of the excellent dairy facilities on the 103-acre farm at SlaneyQuarter, Carlow, for auction.
Friday, February 28 is the date for the online auction of an exceptional large holding in Carlow, being auctioned by Gorey-based Quinn Property.
The property is a rare ready-to-go dairying operation in two separate lots, approximately 2km apart; in the townlands of Slaney Quarter and Rathbaun, near Tullow. The excellent location on the R418 is 5km north of Tullow, 2km from Killerig and 9km south of Castledermot.
The main farm is the 75-acre lot at SlaneyQuarter. This includes an extensive range of dairy and livestock facilities and a residence. The latter – a traditional two-storey farmhouse – is in sound condition but would benefit from renovation/modernisation works.
Accommodation in the house includes front porch, hallway, wet room, dining room, sitting room, kitchen, utility room and a landing on the first floor leading to three bedrooms and a bathroom.
“The lands are all in grass and are of excellent quality,” said auctioneer David Quinn. “They’re currently being farmed under a dairy system, with internal roadways, electric fencing and piped water.”
Furthermore, the agent says, the farm has extensive road frontage as well as frontage onto the River Slaney.
This is a fully-formed dairying operation, ready to go for the next owner.
Its facilities include: Concrete yard with crush and drafting gate; 12-unit milking parlour with automatic feeders; bulk tank (9,254l); water heaters; six-bay cubicle shed with feeding passage and slatted tanks; three-bay round roof shed and two lean-tos; 1400ft2 meal shed; tower meal bin; A-roof five-bay shed 75x30ft; round roof covered silage pit (60x40ft); three-bay shed 45x30ft; covered silage pit; stone storage shed 45x15ft; A-framed four-bay straw shed (27x60ft); four-bay slatted shed with rubber mats 75x27ft; six-bay slatted shed & feeding passage with cattle crush 90ft x 45ft; three-bay lean-to 30ft x 45ft.
The property is available in the following lots:
Lot 1 (75 acres including residence, yard and outbuildings); Lot 2 (28 acres); Lot 3 (entire holding of 103 acres).
The price guide is between €1.7m and €1.8m (€17,500/acre), reflecting the rarity, size and quality on offer.
