The Weinstock family's famed Ballymacoll Stud was sold for €8.15 million to solicitor Peter Walsh of Orpen Franks for an undisclosed Irish owner/breeder at public auction in Dublin on Tuesday, The Irish Field reported. The 294-acre property was bought in its entirety after bidding passed the reserve price, as the first lot (house and 265-acre parcel) attracted a bid of €5 million, while €500,000 was offered for lot 2 (29 acres) by Brendan Hayes of Kilfrush Stud. There had been a bid of €7 million for the whole property, but the vendors opted for the €8.15 million offer. The sale was handled jointly by Willie Coonan of REA Coonan in Maynooth, Co Kildare and Knight Frank. The stud will continue in operation and likely be retained for bloodstock use, which pleased longtime manager for the Weinstock family, Peter Reynolds. The stud's remaining bloodstock will go under the hammer at various Tattersalls auctions throughout 2017.
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