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VR Postbox 2008

Above is an image of a VR Postbox recorded at the old Victorian Rail Station in Portarlington in 2008.
 

Irish Post Offices & Postmarks

Portarlington, County Laois

Cúil an tSúdaire

Portarligton Rail

Portarlington Rly Stn

Duplex 377

Cúil an tSúdaire

Earliest known date - 2 JAN 1929
Latest known date - Unknown
Postmark type - Circle, 29mm, time code at top on 1 line.


Codes Known -

 

Portarlington 1929  
       

Portarligton Rly Stn

Earliest known date - 23 SE 1907
Latest known date - Unknown
Postmark type - Circle, code at top on 1 line.


Codes Known - B

 

1907  
       

Portarlington Rail

Earliest known date - 9 Nov 1928
Latest known date - Unknown
Postmark type - Circle, time code at top on 1 line.


Codes Known -

 

1928  
       

Portarlington, known before the Plantations of Ireland as Cooletoodera (from the Irish: Cúil an tSúdaire meaning "Tanner's corner"), is a town in County Laois near the boundary with County Offaly in the midlands of Ireland. The town was recorded in the census of 2006 as having a population of 6,004. In 2009 the Post Office was located at:-

Post Office

Main Street
Portarlington
Co. Laois

Tel: +353 57 862 3257

fax: N/A

email: N/A

www: N/A

Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 9.00-1.00 & 2.00-5.30. Sat 9.00-1.00.

Wheelchair-accessible: Yes

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