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T he 143ac farm in Moynalty comes with dairy infrastructure, two yards and a substantial residence

An aerial view of the farm which is described by auctioneer Stephen Barry as the best of Meath grazing ground

Natives of Moynalty have a unique pronunciation for the name of their home turf; if they tell you they’re from ‘Menawlty’ you’ll know they are the real deal.

A nyone looking to settle in the famed spot and make a good living there could do worse than walk a 143ac residential dairy farm in the townsland of Coolnahinch. If one has a bank draft for about €1.2m in the back pocket, all the better; Stephen Barry of Raymond Potterton auctioneers will be delighted to talk to you.

The holding is home to a spacious two-storey house, a wide range of modern and older farm buildings (including some dairy infrastructure) while a second more dated yard is located across the road at an out-farm. The land is the best of Meath ground laid out in divisions serviced by water and internal roadways.

Moynalty’s annual threshing festival has been a feature of the national calendar of rural events since 1976. The village is located 8km north of Kells near the border with Cavan and 16km south east of Kingscourt. The farm is 4km from Moynalty.

The holding at Coolnahinch is centred round a substantial, two-storey residence accommodating a granny flat, two kitchens, two sitting rooms, five bedrooms, a utility, bathrooms and guest WCs.

The farmyard has a comprehensive range of buildings including a 72-unit portal steel-frame cubicle house built in 2008 complete with automatic scrapers and slats. Beside the cubicle shed is a calving box while other accommodation includes a four-column haybarn with a double lean-to and eight bays of slatted housing with a central feeding passage in a separate unit.

The 72-unit slatted cubicle house is part of an A-roof shed with a feeding passage

The dairy infrastructure has not been in use for a number of years and comprises an 8-unit herringbone parlour with a milking machine, automatic feeders and space for a bulk tank.

The house, yard and 34ac are in one lot serviced by a farm roadway dividing the land into paddocks of equal size. The parcel is described as ideal for dairy and beef with substantial road frontage to two roads. One of the roads bisects the farm separating the 34ac piece from a 79ac section with an underpass connecting the two.

The 79ac section also has excellent road frontage and comes with its own farmyard and is serviced by good internal roadways. The yard has cattle handling facilities and a number of dated but useful buildings consisting of three four-bay sheds of which two have slatted accommodation and are adjoined by two silage pits and a lagoon.

In the field behind the farmyard a derelict cut-stone cottage may have some potential for restoration.

The land with this lot is described by Stephen Barry as high quality, elevated ground well looked after, well fenced and sloping down to the public road. “All the lands are under top quality permanent pasture and currently producing heavy swards of predominantly perennial rye grass,” he said. The paddocks throughout the farm are in great heart, accessible and serviced by drinkers.

The yard adjacent to the house is comprised of modern sheds and more dated buildings and includes a milking parlour.

The farm roadway links to a third lot consisting of 30ac laid out in three parcels. The first piece extending to 20ac is located at the end of a cul-de-sac and was used for growing silage and grazing in recent years. There are also two 5ac plots one with frontage on to the cul-de-sac and the other fronting the public road. Both these plots could have site potential, given the required planning permission.

According to the auctioneers, Coolnahinch is a very well-developed farm and the current owner’s use of labour saving devices and infrastructural innovations ensures the place can be fully farmed with the minimum effort.

The property will be sold at auction as an entire or in lots at the Ardboyne Hotel, Navan on Tuesday, September 29 at 3pm.

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