IT WAS the talk of the town back in the early noughties when Ruden Homes shelled out €4.5m for 4.5 acres off Model Farm Rd. These days, €1m+ house sales on Model Farm Rd are increasingly commonplace. Closer to the latest scheme, Hermitage Farm ,the top price paid at Rosefield, a seven-year-old, 19-home development on former Nangle Nurseries land, was €891,000, in 2019. Bird's eye view of Hermitage FarmAll of this bodes well for Ruden Homes, who have returned to Model Farm Rd after a 25-year hiatus to deliver Hermitage Farm. Hermitage Farm, with Rosefield across the road, to the rightPC allowances range from €28,000 to €40,0000.
Source: Irish Examiner March 08, 2026 07:30 UTC