Best wishes: Mayo woman to retire from role after 71 years of dedicated service

Closing on Friday, January 23rd, after over a century and a half of service, Tulrahan Post Office has in recent decades been synonymous with the name of Catherine Delaney. She’s been postmaster there for 71 years, having joined the post office at 14.

Post offices in Brickens, Ballindine and Irishtown have long closed, but this post office, opened in 1867 at the foot of Tulrahan hill, has persisted thanks to Catherine’s long dedication to the community. Now in her eighties, Catherine is long admired in the area for her mild manner and generosity.

Catherine is ready for the well-deserved break.

“If it was six months ago I would have cried, I’d have missed it more, but now I am ready,” she remarked.