176-acre farm in Blarney selling for €1.6m

Steady viewing and welcoming vendors have been the order of the day for the substantial, 176-acre Applebe farm at Dawstown, Blarney, which is probably best known as a one-time point-to-point racing location.

It’s due up for auction within a fortnight, having been given a long summer lead-in by Eamonn O’Brien, of CCM, who shrewdly allowed those with an appetite for land to get their finances in order.

And the price of €1.6m is not out of hand, says Mr O’Brien, with an offer now just made close to that amount, which is a comfort, he says, for the vendors, prior to auction at Cork Marts premises at Corrin.