44-acre Wicklow farm fetches almost €18k/acre at auction

Local farmer is the winning bidder in the packed auction room for land which had guided at up to €15k/acre

View of the outbuildings on the 44-acre farm at Knockanree, Avoca, which sold at auction. 

Last featured in Irish Examiner Farming on February 12, a 44-acre Wicklow farm was successfully sold at auction on Tuesday, February 24 — online and at the Arklow Bay Hotel.

The farm is at Knockanree, 1.5km from the famous picturesque village of Avoca and the auction was handled by David Quinn of Gorey-based auctioneers Quinn Property.