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Irish Post Offices & Postmarks

Ardglass / Downpatrick Co. Down

Ardglass / Downpatrick.

Ardglass90 Mileage Mark

Earliest known date - 25OCT 1825
Latest known date - Unknown
Postmark type - Straight Line, 2 Lines.


Codes Known -

Straight (mm)

Moxter reports as Ardglass 80

Ardglass 90      
       

Ardglass Undated Circle

Earliest known date - 6 FEB 1841
Latest known date - 27 DEC 1841
Postmark type - Circlar, two arcs at base, seriffed lettters No Code or date at Top.


Codes Known -

Circular 26mm, Examples from PRONI ED1/15/11 No. 12 & No. 14 both in Black

Ardglass UDC      
Tracing from PRONI Documents      

Ardglass Undated Circle

Earliest known date - 5 APR 1847
Latest known date - Unknown
Postmark type - Circular, two arcs at base, seriffed lettters No Code or date at Top.


Codes Known -

Circular 24mm, Examples from PRONI ED1/16/16 No. 2 struck in Black

1847 UDC      
Tracing from PRONI Documents      

Ardglass

Earliest known date - 17 AU 1877
Latest known date - 10 JA 1889
Postmark type - Circle, Single Ring, No Arcs, Code at Top.


Codes Known -A,B

SR (23mm)

1889   17AU1877  
    from ED1/19/61 PRONI  

Ardglass / Double Arc

Earliest known date - 12 SE 1859
Latest known date - 30 JUN 1864
Postmark type - Circular, No Code code at top, Short thin Arcs at Base.

Codes Known -

DR24mm

 

1859-64   1861  
12 SEP 1859 - ED1/16/121
30 JUN 1864 - ED1/17/181
  21 JUN 1861 - ED1/17/61, No25  

Ardglass / Downpatrick

Earliest known date - 31 MR 1905
Latest known date - 3 AU 1905
Postmark type - Circle, Code at top on 2 lines, No Arcs.

Codes Known - 5PM, 830AM

SR 26mm

 

 

1908   1905  
       

Ardglass / Downpatrick Co.Down

Earliest known date - 13 AU 1946
Latest known date - 28 NO 1994
Postmark type - Circular, Single Letter code at top, Short thick Arcs.

Codes Known - A, B

DR 27/16mm

 

1949   28NO1994  
28 NO 1994   13AU1946  

Ardglass / Downpatrick

Earliest known date -
Latest known date - 28 NO 1994
Postmark type - Circular, Double Letter code at top, No Arcs

Codes Known - 1A

DR 24mm

 

SR24mm   19May1992  
       

Ardglass / Downpatrick / PostOffice

Earliest known date - 15 JL1996
Latest known date -
Postmark type - Circular, SID, Single Letter code at top, Post Office at Base.

Codes Known - A

DR 24mm

 

15JL1996      
       

Ardglass / Downpatrick / Co. Down
Parcel Post

Earliest known date -
Latest known date - 14 OCT 1994
Postmark type - Rectangular, 64x33m.

Codes Known -

67x33mm

 

14Oct1994      
       

Top Post Office circa 2000.

Middle - PO2 Taken Apr 1995

Bottom - Historic View of Kildare St from late 1800's.

 

Post Office      
PO2-Apr1995      
Kildare St      

Ardglass Post Office by J Finlay June 1993.

 

Ardglass PO      
       

In 2009 the Post Office was located at

5 Castle Place, Ardglass, Downpatrick, County Down BT30 7TP, Tel 028 4484 1200‎

1826 - PO Opens
POC, POSB, 3 Feb 1862 (MOO Dec 1851-Dec1852)
Telegraph Office, Wed 13 Sept 1871, reported in Down Recorder 16 Sept 1871
Post Masters:-
(Thoms) - 1844-8, Elizabeth Norris
1849, Martha Kearney? Could this be Kearns?
1850-2 Martha Kearns?
1853-84, Richard Kearns

(Bassetts) 1890-1920, Miss M. Kearns, Kildare St
1921-2, Mrs Hughes, Bath St
1925, Miss Hughes,
1930-45, Mrs A. Hughes on Seafront?
1946, Mrs Craig
1947 Mrs J. Hughes
1948, Mrs Hugh Craig
1949-52, T. Todd
1953-5, D.J. McClenaghan
Moved to present position
1956-64, W.E. Cornwell, PO+Jail+Bank
1966-89, V. Rea

In 1994 there was 1 DR, 1SR and 1 Parcel Cancellation in use.

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From the Belfast and Ulster Towns Directory for 1910
ARDGLASS, CO. DOWN

Twenty-four miles from Belfast, a parish and seaport town and centre of fishing stations on the north-east coast, formerly the chief port of Ulster. It is much frequented in the summer season for sea bathing. Area of parish, 2022 acres. Population (census 1901), 784. Town population, 501

POST OFFICE, TELEGRAPH, MONEY ORDER, AND SAVINGS BANK
--Miss Kearns, Postmistress


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