Around 5 years ago in the thread http://www.ourlibrary.ca/phpbb2/viewtop ... f=1&t=4070 there were some mentions of the ability of local Post Office workers to find people using their local knowledge.
Well, take a look at this: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/j ... in-ireland
They won't be able find your long-deceased great-great-grandfather (or his grave) but they may know where his living descendants are.
Paddy
Finding people - the hidden power of An Post
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Re: Finding people - the hidden power of An Post
Paddy,
a few years ago a postcard addressed to
Uncle Bert's,
Ennistymon,
County Clare,
Ireland
was duly delivered to its proper recipient, i.e.
Stefan Unglert,
Unglert's Bakery,
Ennistymon
The "knowledge" local postmen have is like that required of taxi drivers in London. They really do know everyone. If we could only gather all the postmen in Ireland in one big hall...
Mike
a few years ago a postcard addressed to
Uncle Bert's,
Ennistymon,
County Clare,
Ireland
was duly delivered to its proper recipient, i.e.
Stefan Unglert,
Unglert's Bakery,
Ennistymon
The "knowledge" local postmen have is like that required of taxi drivers in London. They really do know everyone. If we could only gather all the postmen in Ireland in one big hall...
Mike