The land in the vicinity of Mallow has been more associated with tillage, dry cattle and equestrian activity rather than dairying.

With the M8 motorway just a kilometre away, access could hardly be better for a 19-acre holding in the townland of Mondaniel near Fermoy. Added to that is extensive road frontage along its western boundary and a mains water supply.

The colours are nailed to the mast with this horse farm sale at Coolyroe, Kilmeedy, Co. Limerick.

This 17-acre holding at Glinny, Riverstick, Co Cork, is perfect for a farmer looking for that extra bit.

Location: Crookstown, Co Cork

Stunning farm and period property at Warrensgrove is being sold in one lot.

A brother and sister in their 80s have been left traumatised after burglars ransacked their home.

An attractive package at Ballinakill, Ballinamult, Co Waterford, is on offer through Christy Buckley.

This impressive 150-acre tillage farm at Ballytigeen, Whitegate, Co Cork, includes 60 acres of zoned industrial land.

A 92-acre drystock and tillage farm, in a neat block with over a mile of road frontage, is a new market entrant in Co Tipperary.

Times change — in a matter of two years since this Scart, Ballyclough farm first went on the market, land prices have broken through the €10,000 per acre barrier and sales are strong.

A bit of a hardy annual at this stage, the Ballymacus/ Rathmore land at Kinsale, has nevertheless some of the best farmland in the country.

Golfers might wish their playing handicaps would drop as fast, or at least as steadily, as the asking price on the Blarney Golf Resort in Cork.

The 298-acre Graigue House farm at Shanballymore, near Mallow, Co Cork, was launched on the market during the Celtic Tiger boom in late 2004.

Here’s a fine fruit to pluck for the spring market — a residential tillage and grazing farm at Churchtown in Co Cork.

It’s the sort of property the average buyer wouldn’t have had a sniff of in the height of the boom, but now this perfectly placed hobby farm at Lisnager, Rathcormac, is back on the market with an affordable guide price of €325,000, through Christy Buckley Auctioneer.

WITH the Caherduggan Demesne sale contracts signed, auctioneer Christy Buckley has moved on with two other sales.

FEW could but not admire the hard work and tenacity of a man who has built up a portfolio of farms from a standing start.

A FARM for sale at Dromore, Dromahane, near Mallow, Co Cork, was incorrectly given a Dromore, Dromina, address on these pages recently.

WHO knows what lies under the soil of this 72-acre farm at Tullahennel, Asdee, Co Kerry? Last year an ancient Celtic brooch fell out of a lump of turf cut from bog at Tullahennel North, Listowel, not too far from this farm, which is just on the market with Christy Buckley Auctioneer.

IT’S looking good in east Cork for the forthcoming auction of a 40-acre farm at Monagurra, Shanagarry, as interest has been healthy and a lot of brochures have gone out ahead of the auction next Wednesday, November 23.

THERE are residential farm sales — and there are residential farm sales like this one, at Dooneens, Carrigtwohill, Co Cork.

WHAT can you say about this farm at Leamlara, Co Cork — except to say that it has it all.

UP for sale by auction on September 30 is a 55-acre drystock farm at Farran, Castlelyons, selling through joint agents, Christy Buckley Auctioneer and Daniel Fleming and Co, Blarney.

LOW-KEY moves by an international company to acquire a spectacularly-sited coastal Co Cork land holding for about €4 million have evaporated — prompting a fresh bid to sell the 370-acre property.