An approximately 103ac residential dairy farm with a range of outbuildings at Slaney Quarter and Rathbaun in Tullow, Co. Carlow, will go for online auction in an executor sale on Friday, February 28 at noon.

The property is in two separate lots, approximately 2km apart. The main farm at Slaney Quarter comprises around 75ac, with a house and an extensive range of dairy and livestock facilities. Lot two is around 28ac.

"The lands are all in grass, of excellent quality, and are currently being farmed under a dairy system with internal roadways, electric fencing, and piped water. There is extensive road frontage, as well as frontage onto the River Slaney," said David Quinn of Quinn Property.

"A modern ’ready to go’ dairy farm, the property includes facilities such as a concrete collecting yard with crush and drafting gate; a 12-unit milking parlour with automatic feeders; dairy with bulk tank; and water heaters," Quinn said.

There is also an ‘A’ roof six-bay cubicle shed with feeding passage and slatted tanks with a six-bay lean-to; 3-bay round roof shed and 2 lean-tos, incorporating cubicles; meal shed; tower meal bin; and more.

Quinn described the property as a 'superb' dairy farm which enjoys an excellent location along the R418, Tullow to Castledermot Road. It is located 5km north of Tullow, 2km from Killerig, and 9km south of Castledermot.

"Tullow is a market town with primary and secondary schools and an excellent range of services including shops, cafés, supermarkets, pubs and restaurants, while Castledermot has primary and secondary schools as well as a range of services such as post office, pharmacy, pubs, cafes, supermarket, park, and community services," he said.

"The village is serviced by a local link transport and is along the national bus route. It is located 7km from Carlow and 9km from Athy, both of which are on the Waterford-Dublin train line,"

The traditional two-storey 144m² farmhouse has three bedrooms and, while habitable, could benefit from some upgrading and modernisation, Quinn said.

Accommodation comprises a front porch; hallway with stairs to first floor and under-stairs storage; wet room; sitting room with fireplace; dining room; kitchen; as well as cloakroom/pantry fireplace with stove, cabinetry, gas hob and electric cooker among other amenities.

There is a private well and septic tank. Quinn said there has been quite a bit of interest in the property, generally from locals from a mix of dairy and beef farms.

"It's in a great selling area with a very good farm with unbelievable facilities. The yard is a big selling point," he said.

The guide price sits at €1.2m. "It's certainly going to be in that range, and maybe above it," Quinn told us.