A farm of c87.5ac plus cattle yard is on the market near Pike Of Rushall, Co Laois. The land is at Mannin and is being sold by Pat Gannon Auctioneers. It will go for auction in July with a guide price of €880,000.

The farm is in a central location midway between Roscrea and Abbeyleix and close to the old Limerick to Dublin main road. It’s 5km east of Borris-in-Ossory and just 4km from the M7 motorway.

The slatted shed has capacity for 50 adult cattle. There is a large area of open concrete yard.

The holding has extensive frontage on two good, public roads: the R434 and the L5615.

According to auctioneer Pat Gannon, approximately 53.5ac of the holding is excellent quality dual purpose land with c36ac of this parcel currently in a nice crop of spring barley. The other c34ac would benefit from re-seeding and some improvement work. Approximately 7ac of this portion is in forestry.

The farm will be offered for sale in lots. Lot 1 will be the entire c87.5ac. Lot 2 will be c53.5ac and Lot 3 will be c34ac including c7ac of forestry.

There is a yard on the farm with slatted accommodation for 50 cattle, open yard area and a large open silage pit. The auction takes place on Friday 22 July, 2022 at 3pm in the Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise.