James L Murtagh

Recent weeks have seen a rush of land auctions with most properties sold. James L Murtagh had a number of auctions with more to come. The firm sold a 140ac farm at Hodgestown, Killucan, Co Westmeath for €2,325,000. They auctioned a 65.5ac holding at Cooksborough and Castledown, Mullingar, in lots. Lot 1 was 25.87ac in seven main fields and it sold for €242,000. Lot 2 was 29.19ac in two fields separated by a public road and containing a yard with four bay slatted shed and cattle handling facilities. Some of this land was marginal. The lot sold for €255,000. Lot 3 was c10.5ac with road frontage and it sold for €180,000. The same firm auctioned a c89ac holding at Mullingar Road, Collinstown in various lots. Lot 3 - a house on c34ac - sold under the hammer for €700,000. The other c55ac was withdrawn at €540,000 and sold after at a higher price. The three bedroomed house required upgrading. James L Murtagh also sold a farmhouse at Carrick, Gaybrook, Co Westmeath for €293,000.

Jordans and Sherry Fitzgerald Country

Joint agents Jordans and Sherry Fitzgerald Country sold the large 345ac Drummin Estate at Carbury, Co Kildare in lots. Lot 1, the house and yard on 53ac was brought to €680,000 by two bidders, withdrawn but was sold afterwards for an undisclosed sum. Lot 2 was 44ac. It was withdrawn at €440,000 and sold immediately afterwards to a local farmer. Lot 3 was c100ac in tillage, 114ac in grass, 28ac in woodland and 6ac of Willow. This lot was withdrawn at €1m and sold afterwards.

Eamonn Gaffney Auctioneers

Eamonn Gaffney Auctioneers sold 38ac with a derelict, two storey farmhouse at Kilsarn, Loughduff, Co Cavan. The property sold in the entire for €340,000.

Murtagh Bros sold 28ac at Charlestown for €710,000 .

Raymond Potterton sold an 80ac farm at Carrick, Carbury, Co Kildare in the entire, for €565,000. This farm was non-residential. Connaughton Auctioneers sold part of a 31.3ac holding – mainly in the townlands of Kelloges and Bunavan - at Ahascragh in Co Galway. Lot 1 was 16.3ac with derelict outbuildings and it sold for €175,000. Lot 3 was 2.5ac of boglands and it sold for €1,000.

Quinn Property

Quinn Property were also busy. They sold a 23.4ac holding at Rathnagrew, Hacketstown, Co Carlow for €345,000. The holding had a 30ft by 40ft shed with a holding pen and cattle crush. The same firm sold part of a 54ac farm at Rathshillane, Tacumshane, Co Wexford. Lot 2 was 18.67ac of tillage and pasture and it sold for €300,000. Lot 3 was 17.789ac of tillage and it sold for €240,000. The same firm sold The Weavers Haggard on c4.38ac at The Ballagh, Enniscorthy for €290,000.

James L Murtagh sold 140ac Hodgestown for €2,325,000.

GVM

GVM sold a farm at Brackagh, Ballycumber, Co Offaly in lots. The bulk of the farm sold as Lot 3 and made €1,725,000. This consisted of 159.9ac with the farmyard. The yard had cubicle and slatted cattle accommodation plus haysheds. Lot 4, a separate site of 3.75ac sold for €63,000. This site has road frontage and a mains water connection.

Tormey Auctioneers

Tormey Auctioneers sold 66ac at Kilpatrick, Bunbrosna, Co Westmeath for €1.01m. The land was all in grass and laid out in six main fields with good road frontage. The property included a four-bedroomed house with traditional outbuildings alongside. There was also a modern farmyard with a three bay hayshed and lean-to, a three bay double slatted shed with creep area, a silage pit and cattle crush.

Murtagh Bros

Murtagh Bros sold 26ac with a traditional farmhouse at Fulmort, Multifarnham Co Westmeath for €410,000. The same firm achieved €710,000 for 28ac at Charlestown, Mullingar, Co Westmeath. They sold a farm at Drimure, Longford town. The 42ac holding, in one block, made €360,000.

Quillsens

Quillsens sold the Glen Road, Moynalvey, Co Meath in the entire for €60,000. Quillsens also sold Corner House, Ardcath, Co Meath for €192,000. This was a derelict two storey, detached house on a corner site in the village.

Gary O’Driscoll

Meanwhile, Gary O’Driscoll Auctioneers recently closed the sale of the 138ac at Ballybroman, Ardfert, Co Kerry for €2.7m. The farm had a detached, two storey residence and outbuildings. The buyers were a local couple already farming in the area.