Croom woman retires after 50 years of dedication to her Post 

Tributes have been pouring in for Ann Cagney, who began working with her parents in Croom post office as a teenager in 1971, and was appointed postmistress at the age of 22

Croom post mistress Ann Cagney looking at a picture of her grandaunt Julia Walsh, who once owned the post office building on High St, Croom, Co Limerick. Picture: Dan Linehan 

A woman who is believed to have been one of the youngest postmistresses ever appointed in Ireland is set to retire on Friday after a remarkable half a century of service to her community.

Ann Cagney, who began working with her parents in Croom post office as a teenager in 1971, and who was appointed postmistress at the age of 22, will pull the shutters down for the final time on Friday afternoon to enjoy her retirement with her husband, Martin.