Irish Post Offices & Postmarks

Ardaragh,
County Down.

Ardaragh Earliest known date - 5 DEC 1899 Latest known date - 7 APR 1919 Postmark type - Circle, Single Ring Codes Known - SR (29mm)

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A Earliest known date - Latest known date - Postmark type - Codes Known - DR

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Photos Top - 2 Finnard Rd, at junction of Finnard Rd / Newry Rd. Position of PO from c1900. Taken 31Aug 1993. Bottom - 15 Finnard Rd, (J.144.327) about 0.5km west of position shown above. Taken 14 Aug 1994.

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The last Post Office was located at

4 Miles west of Rathfriland

J.152.325

POA - 13 Apr 1842*
May-Jun 1842 - Belfast News Letter reports new PO approved, 24 May 1842
Operational to Thursday 30 SEP 1971

(Thoms) 1844-7, Post Master, Patrick McConville
1849 & 54, Elizabeth McConville
1856-9, Mary McConville

(Bassetts) 1888- Brown listed (But not as Post Master), Last PM was Mrs Brown.

30 Sep 1971 - Newry Reporter - "Ardaragh PO to close today following death of Postmaster". Despite a protest from the Local Council and a Letter from Newry's Head Postmaster, the PO was found to be not economic and not replaced.

17 Sep & 1 Oct: The Outlook (Rathfriland) contained an obiturary for Mrs E. Brown who died 6 Sep. Postmistress from 1942 (took over from husband) nee Hazlett.

* - POA 13 Apr 1842 No 438 described only 3 letters per week, but Mr Reid was willing to guarantee receivers salary of £5.

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