Kildare stud farm heading for auction with €1.5m guide price
Jordan Town & Country Estate Agents have just been appointed to sell a compact stud farm on c. 68 Acres with 2 yards. Oaklawn Stud and Carhue Stud extend to c. 68 acres of top quality land classified under the Elton Series in the Soils of Co. Kildare with excellent free draining limestone land.
The property was originally the property of the O’Mahony Family the house was developed over 100 years ago. Trainers who formerly trained from the property included G V “Ginger” Wellesley, Richard Annesley and Patrick O’Leary.
The stud farm was developed by Turf Club Member - the late Michael McStary, who was the inspiration for the Unidare Apprentice series of races. The farm has been owned and successfully managed since the late 1980s by his daughter-in-law, Clodagh, and Michael’s son John (former Turf Club Senior Steward), who added adjacent lands. Notable winners from the farm include Classic Winner - Covert Love (Darley Irish Oaks), Multiple Group Winner - Endless Time, Multiple Group Winner and 2024 Lexus Melbourne Group hopeful Military Mission, Betfred Ebor Winner - Tiger Cliff and William Hill. Ayr Gold Cup Winner - Captain Ramius and other black type horses include Fresnel and The Sky is Blazing. Clodagh McStay also co-owner the Group 1 Winner - Miss Keller and Multiple Group 1 Winner - Dubawi Heights.
Situated in a very central location only 1½ km from the World Famous Curragh Plains with c. 4,500 acres of open parkland, c. 5 km Kildare Town, c. 8½ km Newbridge, c. 7 km Rathangan and M7 Motorway access at Junction 12 (Ballymany) c. 7 km providing speedy access to the City only 47 km south of the M50. There is a train service available from Kildare and Newbridge Stations.
Oaklawn Stud is approached through a recessed entrance with electric gates leading to a tarmacadam driveway leading up to the residence which is in need of modernisation and contains c. 177 sq.m. (c. 1,905 sq.ft.) of accommodation with the benefit of entrance porch, hall, drawingroom, diningroom, kitchen, office, livingroom, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and back hall. To the rear of the residence is an enclosed yard with 11 boxes, office, tack room, feed house, toilet and lofted area. Adjacent to the yard is a 6 unit automatic walker, carport, 3 span haybarn with lean-to, lunging ring, loading ramp and store.
Just down the road there is a separate entrance leading into Carhue Stud which is used as an isolation yard comprising 12 boxes, tack room and feedhouse. The land extends to c. 68 acres of top quality land, all in grass with post and rail paddocks with automatic water laid on and part keep safe fencing.
The land is laid out in 23 divisions with internal roadway system leading to all paddocks. The property is in an outstanding location positioned in the heart of the equestrian County of Kildare with the training grounds of Little Curragh, Old Vic and Walsheshill Gallops closeby. The property is for by Auction on Friday 25th October at 3.00pm in the Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge unless previously sold.
Paddy Jordan and Liam Hargaden of Jordan Auctioneers 045-433550 are handling the sale and are quoting a guide price of €1,500,000 and can be contacted for further information or appointments to view.
