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Irish Post Offices & Postmarks

Leim An Bhradain-Co. Chill Dara

Leixlip, Co. Kildare

Post office open from 1774.
Mileage Mark and MC Known. Numeral 301 in 1844 and 297 from 1874.

Leixlip

Earliest known date - 12 SE 1880
Latest known date - 10 MR 1897
Postmark type - Circle, 23mm, Code at Top


Codes Known - B,C

 

1880 1897    
       

Leixlip Co.Kildare

Earliest known date - 5 MR 1927
Latest known date - 5 DE 1928
Postmark type - Circle, 24mm time at top.

Codes Known -

 

 

1927 1928    
       

Leim An Bradain, Co.Cill Dara, inner and outer circle, short thin 2mm arc.

Earliest known date - 27 AP 1944
Latest known date - 18 NOV 1950
Postmark type - Circular, 30mm, With or Without Time code at top.

Codes Known -

 

 

1944      
1950      

Leim An Bhradain, Co.Chill Dara (Addition of H in Bhradain & Chill), Outer circle only, short thick 2mm arc.

Earliest known date - 11 JUL 1956
Latest known date - 18 DEC 1969
Postmark type - Circle, 30.5mm, code at top.

Codes Known - *

 

1956   1969  
       

Leim An Bhradain, Co.Chill Dara (Again with Addition of H in Bhradain & Chill), Inner and Outer circle, longer thick 7mm arc.

Earliest known date - 19 NOV 1958
Latest known date - 1970
Postmark type - Circle, 30mm, time code at top as 7.0PM.

Codes Known -

 

1958   1964  
       
1966   1970  

Leim An Bhriain, Arc at Base

Earliest known date - 26 Oct 1973
Latest known date - Unknown
Postmark type - Circle, code at top.

Codes Known - *

 

1973      
       

Leixlip R.S.O., Co.Kildare, Outer circle.

Earliest known date - 15 SE 1902
Latest known date - Unknown
Postmark type - Circle, time code at top on two lines.

Codes Known -

 

RSO-1902      
       

In 2009 the Post Office was located at

Leixlip Shopping Mall,Leixlip,Co. Kildare

 

 

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