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Irish Post Offices & Postmarks

Ballee, Downpatrick
(Beal Ia / Bealghach) / Co. Antrim.

The post office opened in 1852-7 and closed 1982-7. It has previously listed only a rubber cancellation.

Ballee Undated Namestsmp.

Earliest known date - 28 Jan 1858
Latest known date - 28 Jan 1858
Postmark type - Undated Namestamp.

Codes Known -

Straight ?mm

Ballee Namestamp      

Tracing from PRONI ED1/17/1 No 30

     


Ballee / Downpatrick.

Earliest known date - 22 Apr 1904
Latest known date - 22 Apr 1904
Postmark type - Circular, Single Ring, No Time Code at top, date on one line as DD MMM YY.

Codes Known -

SR c29mm

Ballee Downpatrick      

 

     


Ballee / Downpatrick.Co.Down

Earliest known date - 19 Dec 1952
Latest known date - 19 Dec 1952
Postmark type - Circular, Double Ring, Time Code at top, date on two lines as DD MM / YY. Thick Arcs at sides.

Codes Known - A

DR 27mm

Ballee Downpatrick Co Down      

 

     


Baillies Mills / Lisburn.

Top - Sketch of PO Location by A W Graham

Middle - Extract of 1860 mapping showing Church and Manse to the east.

Bottom - PO2, Site of PO from 1955-78, photo taken 3 Sep 1993.

Ballee Map 1904      
Ballee Map 1860      

PO 1955-79 Taken 1993

     


Ballee, Downpatrick-
PO listed 29 Jul - Aug 1854.
Listed by Thom 1853-Dec 1854.
Pre 1950 the PO was located behind the NS Church, OS Ref J537.411
1950/5-1978 at 2 Ballycruttle Road, OS Ref J535.415
Located at 31 Ballee Road, BT30 7EW from 1978 - 1983. OS Ref J535.413
Temp Closure Oct/Dec 1916 - Jul/Dec 1920

Thoms Directory reports 1854-8 Robert Irvine as Post master

Holmes Directory reports 1910, Post master H. Crymble (near Downpatrick)

29 Jul 1854 - Downpatrick Recorder reports "A Sub PO is about to be established at Ballee, within 3 miles of ??"

 

 

 

 

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
       
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