What does ‘elderly’ mean to you?

Sir, – I was always taught to respect my elders, but as the years creep up on me, I now rarely if ever bump into such people. – Yours, etc,

PAUL DELANEY,

Dalkey,

Co Dublin.

Sir, – The Book of Ecclesiasticus advises us,“Miss not the discourse of the elders”. – Yours, etc,

MATTIE LENNON,

Lacken,

Blessington,

Co. Wicklow.