Recent days have seen good prices paid for farmland sold in online auctions.
On Friday last, GVM Property Tullamore sold 41ac of grassland at Derrycoffey, Croghan, Rhode, Co Offaly.
The property had been guided at €200,000, but sold in the online auction at €250,000.
Auctioneer Gordon Cobbe said that such was the interest that the bidding was completed and the land sold within 150 seconds of the auction opening.
The opening bid was €100,000. The land has a derelict cottage and road frontage.
Offaly farm
This was located in divisions at Killeigh, Geashill and Ballinagar.
Having been guided at €950,000, the holding sold at €1.255m, in three lots.