A house in Abbeyleix with 126 acres of land sold for over a million euro at an auction yesterday.
Kilkenny auctioneer Joe Coogan sold Ballymullen House for 1 million 300 thousand which was 400 thousand over its reserve.
The property, which is one mile on the Kilkenny side of Abbeyleix, was bought by Kilkenny solicitor Martin Crotty on behalf of a client.
There were four active bidders at the auction.