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The regular use of the words ‘litir’ and ‘post’ in 15th century Irish manuscripts suggests that by that time a postal system was already in existence in Ireland. The English postal system was completely reformed by a man named Witherings in 1638 and he was then invited to do the same in Ireland. By the 1650s, mail was being carried by post boys who walked 16 to 18 miles a day between towns. It is believed the Galway Post Office was set up in 1653 when the Cromwellians were still here. In those early years, the local postmaster was expected to provide the premises, so every time a new postmaster was appointed, it meant a new main Post Office.

A number of weeks ago Galway City Museum invited the people of Galway to write a letter to future generations of Galwegians as part of their “Dear Galway” pandemic project. The idea of this project is to ask the public to share their lived experiences of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic and to offer advice to future generations on how best to cope during such a crisis.

The Minister for Communications, Pat Rabbitte has this week won agreement from the cabinet for the rollout of a new national postcode system that will provide a unique seven character code to every letter-box in the State by 2015.

Neopost, one of Ireland’s leading providers of end-to end-mailroom solutions has been appointed as the official GBC distributor for its Print Finishing Solutions range of products in Ireland.

The community of Aughagower in Westport is in for some good news this week with the reopening of the Aghagower Post Office from Wednesday December 1.

Significant obstacles must be overcome if the new national postcode system, scheduled to be introduced by early 2011, is to be rolled out smoothly across Westmeath and the Midlands, according to local TD Peter Kelly.

The next time you go to post a letter or package, there is a good chance you may be affixing onto that envelope or parcel a stamp bearing the image of the great Galway trad group De Danann.

The Sweeneys from Boradruma, Castlebar, are one step ahead of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan — in the wake of his recent announcement that postcodes will be introduced to Ireland by 2011 — as the family have already been using their own postcode for years.