'Top-of-the-range' 75-acre North Cork farm offers strong value
Aerial view of the house and outbuildings at Kilbroney, Churchtown, Mallow.
An exceptional 75-acre farm in North Cork is new to the market with Mallow-based O’Connell Auctioneers.
The property is at Kilbroney, 4.5km east of the village of Churchtown, just west of the N20, with Buttevant 6km away and Charleville 13km.
The holding not only contains excellent limestone grassland, it also features a superb home and some high-quality outbuildings.
“There’s an exceptionally fine house,” says selling agent William O’Connell.
“It’s a big four-bedroom house, built about 25 years ago. It’s a top-of-the-range house, along with top-of-the-range outbuildings… all on top-of-the-range land. It’s one of the best farms that we’ve ever got.”
The house alone is a very valuable asset that can be put to use by the next owners, either to live in or to rent it out, depending on circumstances. In any case, it’s in turnkey condition, the selling agents point out.
The lands are all laid out in grass on a property that did serve as a dry-stock farm in the past. The River Awbeg forms part of the boundary of the lands in its attractive countryside setting that enjoys an ideal combination of peaceful situation within easy distance of a main road.
“There has been very good interest in it,” says William. “We’ve had a lot of calls on it – no offers to date but there is one imminent, I would say.”
The impressive outbuildings include a modern four-bay double-sided slatted unit with a central passageway and internal crush. There is also a separate machinery shed. Furthermore, there are the roofless remains of another traditional stone building on the lands, which may offer further potential.
The overall package is a very attractive and rare one in the heart of this high-quality farming area. Prices have been creeping inexorably upwards in this part of Munster where the secret’s out on its combination of great connectivity, quality land and good value.
The price guide of €20,000/acre is an attractive one, particularly considering the potential value of the house alone.
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