BALLINLA FARM, EDENDERRY 1,090 AcREs - 441 HEctAREs

A MAgNIFIcENt coMMERcIAL FARM

For sale By Auctiontuesday 11th August at 3pm at the Johnstown Estate Hotel, Enfield

BALLINLA FARM, EDENDERRYEIRcoDE R45 Y176

1,090 AcREs - 441 HEctAREson the Kildare/offaly Border

one of the Largest and most Productive Farms ever offered For sale on the open Market in Ireland and includes:

• 720 Acres top yielding tillage lands • 190 Acres highly productive grassland • 180 Acres professionally managed Forestry

Uniquely the Farm is laid out in a single block with more than 5kms of Public Road frontage and serviced by c. 8km of Internal Roadways with level, smooth surfaces facilitating fast and efficient movement of Machinery and Vehicles. Bounded on oneside for 3.3kms by the Grand Canal.

Ballinla has been developed as a highly productive commercial Farm and maintained to an incredibly high standard by threegenerations of the Vendor family and comes to the market for the first time in more than 100 years.

BALLINLA HousE

A fine non basement Georgian House built c. 1842, which is a listed building of merit, sited in a lovely parkland setting of mature hardwood treesand is approached by a short avenue.

The house has been unoccupied for a number of years during which time the roof and entire structure has been carefully maintained and upgraded.The interior needs complete refurbishment.

Accommodation includes spacious Entrance Hall, 3 well proportioned Reception Rooms, Kitchen and Utilities, 4 Bedrooms and Bathroom.

The house faces South West with lawns and shrubbery and overlooks veryfine mature Hardwood Parkland trees.

PENNY LoDgE

Is a very attractive, easily managed and comfortable Family Home which is approached off the Main Avenue and overlooks beautifully laid out and meticulously Maintained Gardens and open Farm land.

Accommodation includes South facing Veranda, Entrance Hall, Very spacious and comortable Livingroom with attractive Fireplace, Diningroom, Study, Large well fitted Kitchen with centre island Breakfast Bar and incorporating Dining and Living Areas, Playroom, Utility, Cloakroom, Guest w.c., 5 Double Bedrooms with Master En-Suite, Family Bathroom, Walk-in Airing Cupboard. All in immaculate condition and beautifully decorated. Oil fired central heating.

Drawing of Farmyard

1: Hayshed2: Workshp & Parts - 125sq.m.3: Ariel4: Weigh Bridge5: Laboratory & Canteen6: Office & Boardroom7: Concrete bund under oil tanks8: FRS open storage (roofed)9:  Grain Store 310: Underground Tank11: General Store12: Grain Store 213: Bag Storage14:  ESB Sub Station (Power House)15:  Bay 116: Bay 217:  Bay 318:  Bay 419: Grain Store 420:  Cattle / Sheep Pen

21:  Overground steel tank22: Sheep shed / Calf rearing shed23: Grain Store 124: Grain intake pits25:  Under ground tank26:  Slatted shed27:  Slatted shed28:  Steel over ground Water Tank29:  Machinery Storage30:  Grain Dryers31:  Slurry tank32: Concrete covered33: Slurry tank

DH:  Dwelling HouseDG: Domestic GarageST: Septic Tank

A, B, C, D - Slurry Tanks (31) - Capacity 1,800,000 litresE, F, G, H - Slurry Tanks (33) - Capacity 1,800,000 litresF, J, K, G - Water Tank (32) - Capacity 450,000 litres

Floor Areas:

Building 2:  125sq.m.Buildings 9, 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19: 1,660sq.m.Building 8:  450sq.m. Buliding 5 & 6: 110sq.m.Buildings 23, 11, 12, 13, 29 & 30: 3,020sq.m.Building 22: 260sq.m.Building 27: 850sq.m.Building 26: 120sq.m.

Weighbridge:  15.8m x 2.8m

tHE FARMYARD

the Farmyard is positioned towards the centre of the Cereal GrowingFields and is accessed by a wide tarmac road which also provides access tothe two residential dwellings.

The Farmyard extends to c. 4 Acres of Industrial Standard Concreted Yard which accommodates an extensive range of Buildings including:

• Modern grain storeBuilt 2007 enclosed by 20ft high reinforced Concrete Walls with insulated panel sheeting, with high powered fans at either end providing under floor and overhead Ventilation; Gantry conveyor for overhead filling; 4 Multi-Purpose Bays or bins with 6m high Roller doors.

• general store with asbestos sheeted roof.

• grain store 2 with underfloor Ventilation and overhead filling facility, non-drip roofing.

• Machinery shed

• grain Intake Hoppers - underground, each of c. 30 tonne capacity.

• grain cleaner

• two Alvan Blanch grain Driers with a combined drying capacity of 35 tonnes per hour

• seed grain Drier with 5 tonnes per hour capacity

• slurry stores are adjacent, constructed in concrete overground Tanks of 800,000 gallon capacity and fitted with Slatted Sheep accomodation over.

• Emergency Fire Fighting covered concrete Water tank 100,000 Gallon capacity and steel Perma store Water tank 50,000 Gallon capacity. Both tanks fed by main pipe from constant flow Artesian Well.

• Farm Workshop/Repair Building fully equipped Fuel and Lubricant store

• spare Parts and tool store

• Weighbridge with 60ft platform and 50 tonne capacity. Bunded fuel oil tanks.

• chemical store secure.

• Radio Mast providing reliable high speed broadband and mobile phone coverage

• Farm office well appointed and including Testing Laboratory and Staff Facilities. Farm staff canteen.

• three Phase Electricity Power • 20,000 KVA EsB sub station

All farm buildings are in excellent repair and condition.

tHE LANDs

It is difficult to adequately convey the Quality and standard of Excellence throughout the Lands and the exceptionally good layout.

tILLAgE

All of the tillage lands extending to c. 720 Acres are very Deep Free Draining and Highly Fertile Soil completely devoid of any waste ground and appear quite spectacular.

All laid out in regular shaped well elevated level fields ranging in size from 30 – 150 Acres. Every division has high quality road way access.

Meticulously maintained 10 year field records show consistently high yields of quality grain frequently in excess of 5 tonnes peracre.

gRAZINg

All of the grazing lands extending to c. 190 Acres are in Highly Productive Permanent Pasture laid out in very useful sized fields ranging from 10-20 Acres.

All of the fields have piped water supply from the Artesian Well delivering a constant high volume of water and are perfectly fenced with Stock Proof Fencing for cattle and sheep and properly maintained Gates giving access to the Farm Roadway System, facilitating the easy movement of Stock as a ‘one man’ operation.

FoREstRY

the Forestry Lands of c. 180 Acres Predominantly of Sitka and Norway Spruce. are partly bounded by the Grand Canal and are laid out in a number of sections all with high quality roadway access.

Sections vary from vigorous Young Plantations of Sitka Spruce, hatched green on the farm map, to 35 year old final thinned Saw Log Quality Spruce and some stands of Oak and other hardwoods. The more mature areas are hatched Black on the farm map.

The Forestry has always been professionally managed with the objective of regular cash flow from the sale of thinning and saw log production.

throughout the farm every drain, waterway and hedgerow is impeccably maintained.

ENVIRoNMENtAL

Best Environmental practices have been promoted and adhered to for many years including the provision of Red Squirrel Feeders, Bat Boxes and Bird Feeders through the Woodlands.

A feature is a small sheltered c. 3 Acre Lake which was excavated and is well stocked with Coarse Fish and supports a large population of Swans, Wild Duck and Migratory Birds.

Headland strips to promote Pollinators and Wildlife are meticulously provided in Tillage fields.

seldom if ever has a farm of the size and quality of Ballinla come on the open market.

It is Most Highly Recommended.

Located 5km Edenderry, 27km Enfield and 60km Dublin City and Airport via the M4. With very easy access to the Motorway Network at Junction 3 on the M6, Junction 9 on the M4 and Junction 16 on the M7.

the farm will be offered for sale as a unit and/or in Lots: 

• 1 – BALLYFoRE 78 AcREs • 2 – RogERstoWN 74 AcREs

• 3 – BALLINLA 61 AcREs • 4 – BALLINLA 877 AcREs

• 5 – tHE ENtIRE 1,090 AcREs

All lots have extensive public road frontage.

Viewing: Very strictly by Prior Appointment only.

solicitor: Mr Paddy caulfield, Kelly caulfield shaw,

1 chapterhouse, Friars Mill Road, Mullingar, co. Westmeath. tel: 044 9348412 Email: info@kcs.ie

Receipt of these particulars implies an obligation to conduct all negotiations through this agency only. The contents shall not be construed to form the basis of any contract. Whilst every care is taken in their preparation,the agency will not hold itself responsible for any inaccuracies contained therein.

Raymond Potterton Auctioneerscontact:

stephen Barry 087 9872426 Raymond Potterton 086 2566026

38 Watergate street, Navan, co. MeathEmail: info@raymondpotterton.com