A 58ac farm with a farmyard is on the market near Cappagh, Co Waterford. This holding is at Carrowgarriff, mid-way between Dungarvan and Loismore. The holding is being sold by Brian Gleeson Property, by auction.

The land is 2.5km off the Dungarvan to Lismore N72 main road. It is 10km from Cappoquin and the same distance from Dungarvan.

The land has road frontage and nice views of the Comeragh Mountains.

Electricity supply

The property includes c54ac of good quality grassland and c4ac of Silver Birch woodland. The land has an electricity supply and water is provided by a well which was bored in 2018.

The yard has a three-bay hayshed, in need of some attention, plus a three-bay lean-to with a concrete floor. There is also a concrete open yard area, a concrete silage slab and a crush for handling cattle.The auction takes place on Tuesday, 14 May at 12pm in The Park Hotel, Dungarvan.

The guide price is €800,000 or just under €13,800/ac. Land prices are currently strong in the county. In the Irish Farmers Journal Land Report 2023, the average price paid for good farmland in Waterford last year rose to €16,572/ac. Already this year there have been a number of strong auction results.

This sale will be watched with interest to see if the trend is continuing.