GAL152

Irish Post Offices & Postmarks

Portumna, Ballinasloe
(Port Omna, Portomna) / County Galway.

The post office opened in 1794. It has a recorded undated name, mileage mark, penny post, maltese cross and was allocated numeral 380 from 1844 but this was later used in Portrush. It had an English & Irish SRDS, an Irish DRDS and English Skeleton.

Port Omna Earliest known date - Unknown Latest known date - Unknown Postmark type - Circular, Double Ring, Space for code at top, date as DD MM / YY. Codes Known - DR 30mm

Undated example from c1958