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In spite of all the difficulties faced during the ‘annus horribilis’ that was 2020, land continued to hold its value and the year in farm sales had its own standout moments. Among these was the sale, under the hammer, of a 1,090ac tillage, forestry and grazing farm near Edenderry in Co Offaly, which made €11m in a sale handled by Raymond Potterton auctioneers. It is rare a farm of that size, in such a high state of productivity, with top-class infrastructure comes to the market. It is equally surprising to see such a holding sell in one block. Stephen Barry of Raymond Potterton Auctioneers was not exaggerating when he described it as one of the finest farms in the country in terms of scale and quality. ....