Irish Post Offices & Postmarks

Aghalee, Lurgan, Co.Armagh.

Aghalee / Lurgan / Co.Armagh Earliest known date - 25 FE 1954 Latest known date - 23 JU 1959 Postmark type - Circle, Double Ring, Short Thick Arcs, Code at Top. Codes Known - A, B DR (27/17mm)

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Aghalee / Lurgan Co Armagh Earliest known date - Latest known date - Postmark type - Double Circle, Short Thick Arcs. Taken from Post 55/245 Security Scrap Jan 1975 Codes Known - DR (27/17mm)

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Aghalee Lurgan / Co Armagh Earliest known date - Latest known date - Postmark type - Double Circle, Short Thin Arcs. Taken from Post 55/245 Security Scrap Jan 1975 Codes Known - DR (27/17mm)

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Aghalee / Craigavon Earliest known date - 1 JL 1992 Latest known date - 19 JL 1996 Postmark type - Circular, No code at top, Date on 2 lines. Codes Known - SR 23mm

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Aghalee SO / Co. Antrim Earliest known date - 15 AU 1910 Latest known date - Postmark type - Single Circle, Date on 2 lines, Time Code at top. Codes Known -8 PM SR 25mm

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PO1 - At Junction of B105 / B12, taken by AW Graham 19 Jul 1996             PO2, just NE of River Bridge on B12, taken 2 Sep 1993           PO3 - Current location from 1985, taken 2 Sep 1993

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In 2009 the Post Office was located at

10 Lurgan Road, Aghalee, Craigavon - 028 9265 1897

1852 - 28 Aug 1852, Northern Whig reports "The postmaster general has authorized the opening of a PO in Aughalee, Co. Antrim, which will be a great accommodation to the inhabitants of that locality. Mr. John Robinson has been appointed as postmaster."

1852 - Thomas Directory lists PO Dec 1851-Dec 1852.

MO/SB 1896-9, Tg 6 Nov 1906 (Source P.O.C.)

1854-8, John Robinson, PO1
1888, Thomas Doyle
1902:- The Post Office Circular of 1 Apr 1902 advised a new spelling as Aughalee.
1906 - 6 Nov 1906, POC reports Tel Office
1910 - Samuel Green (Lurgan), PO2
to 1985 Robert Green
1985, Michael O'Hanlon at PO3

PO1 - Location is thought to be at junction of B12 / B105
PO2 - location just NE of River Bridge at 2 Ballinderry Rd
PO3 - 10 Lurgan Road, Craigavon, BT67 0DY, J.125.652

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From the Belfast and Ulster Towns Directory for 1910
AGHALEE.
18 miles from Belfast.
Population about 200.

POST OFFICE, TELEGRAPH & SAVINGS BANK.
- Samuel Green, Postmaster. One delivery of letters at 6 a.m.; one collection at 6 p.m.
Postmen - Charles Totton, John Hull & Robert M'Connell.
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