Some of you will be very pleased to know that I have a collection of postal orders from Ireland,which aren't easy to find,by the way.
My latest acquisition is a 10 Pounds postal order issued at Glangevlin,Carrick-On-Shannon (or 'Gleanngaibhle' in Erse) on the 31st. of October 2001.This date is significant,as it was the very last day that this particular post office,which is a sub-office,was issuing postal orders.Since the 1st. of November 2001,Irish postal money orders (which have the ugly design of the old Irish money orders) have been issued.
You can read more about the postal orders of Ireland here;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_Orders_of_Ireland .
Aidan.