128ac South Tipp holding ‘as good a piece of land as I’ve sold in my 54 years in the business’

Property near Carrick-on-Suir has farmhouse, two apartments and dated outbuildings, and is guided at up to €3m

The land at Ballynacloona is described by auctioneer John Shelley as top quality, free draining alluvial soil suitable for all kinds of farming

Jim O'Brien

South Tipperary land always makes headlines in parcels big and small.

A 127.8ac holding at Ballynacloona, Carrick-on-Suir in the southern reaches of the Premier County will certainly make news given its size, its location in the equestrian heartlands and the make-up of the holding.