A three-year-old house in Co Galway has become the subject of a “bale-in” instead of a “bail-out” after its owners decided to use it to store feed for sheep.

Gortbrack Bridge House, Slieveroe, Headford, Co Galway, a detached property on the market since 2008, has beentemporarily filled with hay while its owners wait for the market to improve.

The 3,500sq ft house next to the river Blackwater and close to Lough Corrib is on sale with Spencer Auctioneers at a guide price of €600,000. According to the auctioneer’s website, the property, on a quiet lane four miles west of Headford, is almost complete and is awaiting a purchaser’s choice of fixtures and fittings.