Ballyhaunis-based APP Kirrane Auctioneering have a pair of similar sized properties in the border area between Roscommon and Mayo on the market. Included is a circa 33.7ac residential farm with some farm buildings at Moigh Lower, Cloonfad, Ballyhaunis, Co Roscommon.

Guided at €225,000, the land is of good quality and is suitable for fattening cattle. It’s all in one block and laid out in a number of fields divided by mature hedgerows. A yard is located at the centre of it and this includes a three-bay double sided slatted shed, concrete farmyard and a cattle crush. The yard is accessed via a laneway from the public road and there is also an old house there.

The dwelling is a three-bedroom bungalow constructed in the 1950s and it’s in need of a full overhaul. As the residence hasn’t been lived in for some time it should qualify for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant (VPRG) of €50,000 and further energy upgrade grants from Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).

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The yard contains a hay barn.

There is also an option to purchase the house on 0.5ac separately from the land and it has a guide price of €45,000.

It’s situated on a block of land close to the yard and is 4km from the village of Cloonfad and 15 minutes’ drive from Ballyhaunis.

The second property is across the border in Co Mayo and consists of c35ac of land at Tawnaghmore, Ballyhaunis.

The lands known locally as Cullineys are 6km northeast of Ballyhaunis and are described as typical of the area.

It’s all in one block and over 30ac of it contains good agricultural land, while the balance is poorer quality and runs down to Lough Annamona and the border between Roscommon and Mayo.

The property, auctioneer, Kevin Kirrane said; “There is good road frontage on the eastern side of it and scope for a house to be built there.

“It’s an ideal opportunity for a young farmer to get their own herd number and build a family home. It’s also a sizeable farm to add to an existing farm.”

He has a guide price of €300,000 on this east Mayo farm.