In the cold days of 2011 and the unprecedented heating of the farm land market, a substantial 276-acre tillage and grazing farm in south Tipperary failed to go all the way in its historic sale.

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.

TAKE the €950,000 guide price with a grain of estuary salt water — this five-bedroom home on Cork’s Well Road is going to soar past €1m.