Mullingar-based auctioneer, James L Murtagh has an interesting property in the form of a 71.4ac non-residential farm at Ballyleague, Lanesborough, Co Roscommon that is going for public auction this Friday. A fragmented property just west of the River Shannon, it contains a mix of agricultural land and forestry and is being sold in lots.
Mullingar-based auctioneer, James L Murtagh has an interesting property in the form of a 71.4ac non-residential farm at Ballyleague, Lanesborough, Co Roscommon that is going for public auction this Friday.
A fragmented property just west of the River Shannon, it contains a mix of agricultural land and forestry and is being sold in lots.
Lot 1 is a 28ac roadside holding that has road frontage onto the R371 and a local road. It is all in one block and divided into three fields. There is a yard with access onto the local road and this contains a two-bay slatted shed with a central feed passage and lie-back area. There’s also a walled silage pit with surrounding concrete apron and cattle handling facilities.
The yard is accessed via a local road and has cattle accommodation and livestock handling facilities.
There is a two-bay double sided slatted shed in the yard.
In permanent pasture, 18ac have been farmed more traditionally in recent years while 10ac of it are described as excellent quality ground and there is an option to purchase this separately as Lot 2. The balance of the land, 18ac including the yard are available on their own as Lot 3.
A short distance away from this block of land is Lot 4. It comprises of a 5.4ac field with access from a hardcore roadway off the L6133 road. The lands would benefit from reseeding or the purchaser could use it for a forestry plantation.
Lot 4 comprises of a 5.4ac field.
Lot 5 contains 38ac of forestry that fronts onto the River Shannon.
Lot 5 is the largest and consists of a 38ac forestry plantation, the majority of which are conifers that were planted in the late 1990s. It has never been thinned.
The auction takes place at 3.30pm on Friday, 6 December in Hannon’s Hotel, Athlone Road, Ardsallagh Beg, Co Roscommon and online on the LSL Auctions platform.
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