Lote 5792731, Killooaun and Killamude West & Mounthazel, Ballymacward, Co. Galway

Available From: Immediately FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY

FINE RESIDENTIAL FARM IN ONE OR MORE LOTS
Attractive Farm property with old farmhouse at
Killooaun & Killamude West and Mounthazel, Ballymacward,
Ballinasloe, Co. Galway

Killooaun and Killamude West together with lands at Mounthazel, Ballymacward, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Folio GY40513
circa 36.72 Ha / 90.7 Acres in total.
FURTHER DETAILS FROM JOINTAGENTS :
CATHAL MORAN AUCTIONEERS, CHURCH STREET, ATHENRY
PAT CALLANAN AUCTIONEERS - IPAV REV, OLD CHURCH STREET, ATHENRY, CO. GALWAY.



LOCATION:

The property is located in a tranquil and rural country location in East Galway located approximately 3 miles from the small country villages of Gurteen and Ballymacward and approximately 8 miles to the local bustling market town of Mountbellew in a peaceful country setting. The property is situated along the local main Gurteen to Castleblakeney road and approx. 2.5 miles from Ruane's Pub of Glentane and 5 miles from Menlough village. Galway city is approximately 25 miles from the general locality. Athenry and Ballinasloe are approximately 15 miles. The old derelict farmhouse is located on the main holding near the farmyard in a mature setting and fronting onto the main road. Eircode N/A




DESCRIPTION:

The property comprises a medium sized quality farm of c. 90.7 Acres in total with farm buildings, farm yard together with early 1900's old two storey farm house in disrepair situated to the front.

The farm is in two divisions with the main body of the lands comprising
c. 69 Acres with the old farmhouse at Killooaun and Killamude West and a nearby parcel of lands, of circa 21.54 Acres along the same road in close proximity at
Mount Hazel, Ballymacward, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway.

The overall area of the farm, we understand from the land direct folio maps and Land Registry maps provided, is estimated at 36.72 Ha / 90.7 Acres in total.
The old run down vacant farm house is situated to the front corner of the holding at the roadside in a private and mature setting adjacent to the farmyard and farm outbuildings.

The farm can be described as a medium to large sized holding of circa 90.7 Acres in two main divisions including an old farm house / dwelling house which is in poor condition and in near derelict order together with a large farm yard with a good selection of good farm outbuildings.

The property is contained in Folio GY40513.

As aforementioned the property is contained in largely two divisions in close proximity to each other with the main farm holding situated in the townlands of Killooaun and Killamude West , Ballymacward and this we understand comprises of circa 69 Acres including some bogland at the rear.
The second holding is situated just over the road in the town land of Mount Hazel and this parcel of land comprises of circa 21.54 Acres we understand.

The property can be briefly described as follows:

LOT 1 -OLD TWO STOREY FARMHOUSE on it's own site
Old Farmhouse - Vacant and in need of refurbishment / renovations

The old derelict dwelling house is situated to the front and would appear to be an early 1900's house of mass concrete stone / masonry type/stone construction with a pitched slate roof over. The windows to the property are in need of replacement. The property is a two storey and is typical of its era and is set in a nice mature setting to one side of the farm with nice gardens surrounding this dwelling and with front driveway with kerbing and some landscaping and with attractive front stone entrance way. The farmhouse offers an exciting opportunity for those seeking a restoration project and with very lucrative government grants available for vacant and derelict houses currently on offer (2024). No Eircode available.


ACCOMMODATION:

The accommodation would briefly comprise entrance hall, front parlour with fireplace, kitchen / living area with open hearth and with an old stairs leading to first floor. We understand the upstairs comprises 3 bedrooms and a bathroom. The property requires substantial refurbishment and renovation and the house has been unoccupied for a good number of years, we understand. Outside the property has gardens surrounding the house which fronts onto the local road in a mature setting. The gardens are attractive and have some vegetable plots to rear. The house has a front entranceway and driveway to the side, off the main road with stone wall front entrance.

Note : There are good grants presently available for vacant and derelict houses under Government schemes and purchasers are advised to check these schemes for themselves. (2024 Summer)


HOUSE

BER: To be advised - No Eircode
BER NUMBER:


LOT 2 - CIRCA 68 ACRES WITH FARMYARD WITH RANGE OF OUTBUILDINGS IN THE TOWNLANDS OF KILLOOAUN & KILLAMUDE, WEST OF BALLYMACWARD, BALLINASLOE, CO. GALWAY.

This holding (excluding the house above) we understand comprises of
circa 68 Acres in total including an element of bog to the rear of circa 20 Acres or so. The lands front onto the local Castleblakeney / Gurteen road and have a good profile together with secondary side road access to the lands from a narrow country boreen leading to the bog.



Farm yard and Farm Buildings
The farm yard and farm buildings of the property can be generally described
as follows:

Note: The sheds are sizeable in nature and are in good order and with a good layout and circulation and are situated to the front of the farm with access onto the main road.

Front yard area - concrete surface and internal gates
Cattle troughs to yard
2 no. Cattle silos
Cattle pen and crush at end with enclosed concrete walls.

The yard has water laid on with water troughs.
There is a good front entrance with gates with good access into the yard area .
The yard is of concrete surfacing and there is a small yard between the sheds of concrete also.
Sheep shed - concrete and galvanized construction, internal sheep pens.

Two interconnecting cattle sheds - with two front sliding doors, with aerated panels laid out in cubicles and pens with concrete floors.
Cattle shed at end - with similar construction, single bay slatted shed, centre aisle and two bay back.



The lands at Killooaun and Killamude West, Ballymacward.

The lands are situated along the main road with good road frontage and good stone wall boundaries and have mature trees scattered throughout in a nice country setting. The lands can be described as generally good quality lands of good hearth and are laid out in a series of interconnecting fields stretching back from the main road. It is a good body of land to the front where the lands become elongated and narrow in nature as it goes back to the rear. - See aerial photos.

The farm has good road frontage together with substantial side road frontage onto the local road which runs along the main body of the boundary to the western side. The main body of the lands can be classed as good solid lands with good well defined boundaries and fences and with water laid on throughout. The lands are set in a nice mature setting with many trees scattered throughout. The lands around the house and farmyard are of higher terrain with the lands stretching back to the rear of the holding becoming lower- lying in nature, following the natural contour of the local topography.

The lands generally are of part hilly and undulating in nature and could be classed as a traditional farm holding in layout and nature with ditches and hedgerows and internal field divisions. The lands have water troughs laid on throughout. The lands have been used for mainly grazing and part meadowing.

The rear of the main lands is mixed and bog which comprises of approximately 21.4 Acres or thereabouts to include some wettish overgrown poor quality lands also. The bog area we understand comprises circa 17.15 Acres or thereabouts together with an adjoining two small plots of circa 4.25 Acres which are largely low-lying and wettish and overgrown land (total 21.4 Acres). There is turf being cut in part we understand.

To summarise in this holding we would class the lands which comprise circa 68 Acres as follows:

Circa 47 Acres of good agricultural land to include the farmyard, sheds and old derelict dwelling house and to the rear circa 21 Acres of poor quality including bog and some wettish / overgrown scrub land.





LOT 3 - LANDS AT MOUNT HAZEL, BALLYMACWARD, BALLINASLOE, CO. GALWAY.- CIRCA 21.54 ACRES
These lands comprise an attractive parcel of land in one division and close to the main holding.

These lands at Mounthazel comprise, we understand, circa 8.72 Ha / 21.54 Acres and are contained in a fine, uniform, regular shaped block of lands fronting onto the local Castleblakeney / Gurteen road and contained within two adjoining fields separated by a fence.

The lands have good road frontage and good road access. We understand that water is laid on. These lands can be classed as top quality agricultural lands of good agricultural hearth and are laid out in grass and maintained to a high standard. The lands have well defined boundaries and can be classed as good quality, dry lands and free draining in nature. There is two good gate entrances onto the local main road. These lands have a level terrain and have a slight gradient from the back down to the main road, ideal for good drainage and fertility. Water supply laid on.





GUIDE PRICE:

- Dwelling house on spacious site €65,000

- Killooaun and Killamude West lands
Circa 68 Acres and farmyard and farmbuildings €385,000

- Mounthazel Lands
c. 21.54 Acres €220,000


- The Entire €670,000


VIEWINGS:

Viewings are strictly by appointment with Auctioneers who are joint selling Agents.

Cathal Moran Auctioneers and Chartered Valuation Surveyors 091-850802
Pat Callanan Property Sales Ltd 091-844818





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