Snail mail: Posted letter arrives 45 years later

A letter posted in Dublin when Jack Lynch was taoiseach finally landed on the mat some 45 years after it was sent.

Slightly discoloured with age but in good condition, the letter was sent from Dublin to Ennis on April 7, 1971.

Mary Kelly, who operates a stationery and card shop in O’Connell St, was rather surprised when a letter posted in Dublin 45 years ago dropped through Reidy, the former owner of the premises. Along with his wife, Agnes Henchy Reidy, he ran a newsagency business from the building. Mr Reidy died in 1977.