Galway farm with lots of potential stirs interest

A residential farm in east Co Galway with plenty of potential has recently come on the market and is garnering good attention to date.

Listed with John Dolan Auctioneers, Galway and Ballinasloe, the property at Ballagh, Aughrim, Ballinasloe is in two separate blocks and is for sale by private treaty.

This holding is on the market in its entire or in lots and auctioneer, John Dolan has reported that the strongest interest to date has been in the lots.

Lot 1 comprises of 38.8ac and includes the main yard and the house. There are also several paddocks with good boundary hedgerows and fencing in this lot.

The main focal point of this portion is the old farmhouse. It hasn’t been lived in for many years but it’s ripe for renovation and in need of total refurbishment. The house itself has a kitchen, living room, bathroom and two bedrooms but the scope to extend lies in what surrounds it.

Stables and outhouses

A ground floor extension with a flat roof is situated to the rear and that opens into the old yard which wraps around to form a courtyard.

Three of the buildings here are single- storey type stables and outhouses, but there is also a two-storey lofted building. These premises are very close to the house on one side and the footprint of them could potentially be incorporated into an extension for the house. Close by on the western side of it there is a lean-to shed with two entrance points.

Those buildings to the rear of the house hark back to another era and a concrete yard connects them to the main yard just beyond them. Here, there is a silage slab and a six-bay lean-to shed.

The main feature in the yard and an added bonus in this sale is a modern three-bay double-sided slatted shed.

A prospective purchaser can stock it right away and not have to worry about planning permission or the increased costs associated with building extra slurry storage.

Balance of land

The balance of the land, 32.1ac is available in Lot 2. Access is via a right of way lane that connects it with the rest of the farm. It is in one block and divided into three large fields with mature trees and hedgerows forming the boundaries.

About 5km southeast of the village of Aughrim, this holding is a short distance from the M6 motorway and 10km from Ballinasloe, the largest town in County Galway after Galway City.

There’s a guide price of €750,000 on the entire and this property looks ideal for someone looking to pick up a residential farm and put their own stamp on it.