John Hodnett of Hodnett Forde property services, Clonakilty, brings a neat 56ac coastal farm at Pookeen, Baltimore to the market.

Just a five-minute drive from Baltimore village and 10 minutes from Skibbereen, it is located on the renowned Lough Hyne and rises above the lake offering excellent Atlantic views. It’s proximity to the coast and southerly aspect make very favourable conditions for grass growth and the farm is well set up to take advantage of this.

All in one block, the land is laid out in large paddocks which have all been reseeded in recent years and are supplied by a private well water supply.

Top of the range roadway system

One of the stand-out features of this offering is a top-of-the-range roadway system. Not only is there a central roadway for ease of management, the vendors have securely fenced the paddocks and added a roadway that goes around the perimeter of the farm, which gives access back to the farm yard.

The centrepiece of the yard is a recently constructed cattle house. This consists of a three-bay shed, 63ft wide × 48ft divided into solid floor pens, which are sub-divided by gates. A central feed passage serves the pens and there is a modern crush and animal handling facilities linked to the buildings. The holding is non-residential, but has electricity and a well. In recent years, it has been in use as an outfarm for rearing heifers.

This ready to go package has an asking price of €12,000/ac.

Residential farm with home office potential

The increase in people working from home is resulting in a rise in demand for rural houses and Daniel Lehane of Dunmanway-based Lehane and Associates Ltd has an appealing offering on the outskirts of Togher village in west Cork. The property consists of a 39ac residential holding at the edge of the village.

The 56ac coastal farm in the Baltimore area. It is all in one block and located close to Lough Hyne.

The land is divided in four natural divisions, some of which may offer development potential. It has excellent access and comes with plenty road frontage.

The ground is currently all in grass and would benefit from reseeding. Land type is of mixed quality but could best be described as being typical of the locality. Approximately half of it is laid out in permanent pasture while the balance is of a more marginal nature.

The residence consists of a an old-style detached two-bedroom bungalow. It is located on the western side of the farm and across the road from the St James’s church.

It requires a full renovation but is structurally sound and there is plenty room around it if a prospective buyer wanted to add an extension.

Speaking of the property, Daniel Lehane said: “If you’re someone interested in working from home and looking for a bit of a hobby farm with it, then it would be hard to go wrong with this property.

“It’s an ideal small farm holding or it could be a worthwhile addition to an existing holding. It has water and electricity and plenty of potential.”

COVID-19 has increased demand for these types of properties Lehane said but also has provided a few challenges to auctioneers.

He added: “This is an executor sale and under other circumstances we would be having an auction for this type of holding, but with COVID-19 restrictions we are offering it for sale by private treaty. We’d be looking to guide this at around €250,000.”

If this property is off interest to a family surely the short commute to school would appeal with the land adjacent to the national school.

Less than 15 minutes drive from Dunmanway and just off the R585 road between Keakil and Crookstown it’s less than an hour commute to Cork city.

This property is already highlighting the demand for rural homes. New to the market with less than a fortnight it is nonetheless attracting a lot of interest Daniel Lehane confirmed that there has already been an offer close to the guide price.