Dublin postman delivers letter addressed to "Olympic Silver Medallist"

Thu, 25 Aug, 2016 - 13:21

By Douglas Imrie

While the new Eircode system may have some us flummoxed, Irish posties are able to make do with limited information when delivering letters.

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So it was no surprise when Olympic sailing medallist Annalise Murphy arrived home to mail that had been addressed to:

“Annalise Murphy

Olympic Silver Medallist

Rio Olympic 2016

Rathfarnham

Dublin 14”

The 26 year-old who won silver in Rio posted a picture of the letter to her Facebook along with her thanks to her postman, “An Post doing a fine job getting mail to me with limited info!”

All credit to the guy who delivered the letter as Murphy, in the lead up to the Games, spent a large portion of her preparation in Brazil acclimatising and getting accustomed to the conditions she would face.

She returned to Dublin on Tuesday night to a rapturous welcome and her Olympic success is bound to see more mail arrive at her doorstep.