The story of 'The Irish Mail', the train which has travelled from London to Ireland via Holyhead for almost two centuries.

During 1998, the Irish Mail, the oldest named train in the world, ran its 150th anniversary journey from London Euston to Dublin. Mike Hitches traces the histor

This is the first complete history of the Irish Post Office, an institution which has been at the heart of Irish life for over 300 years. It tells the story of

Mail communication between London and Ireland was very important for both official and trade purposes from the 15th Century. From the mid 16th Century a number