An Imposing landmark 17th-century house sitting on 751 acres of land is how realtors described Barne Estate when the chateau-style mansion went on sale for €13.5 million earlier this year. A deal to acquire the tillage farm, with a 12-bedroom house overlooking a lake, appeared to have been agreed with business magnate John Magnier’s “bloodstock powerhouse” Coolmore Stud for around €17 million, according to the Irish Farmers Journal in a report in September. It described the estate as “one of the best quality blocks of land to come on the market in recent years”. Barne has been in the Moore…

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