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General Post office
O Connell Street
Dublin 2
Dublin.
Phone:+353 1 7057000

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Irish history.

From O' Connell Bridge, head north up O' Connell Street.

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Irish history.

Admission: Free

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Irish history.

General Post office, County DublinO Connell Street is dominated by the Ionic portico of the General Post Office, built by Francis Johnston in 1815-1818. The three stone figures by Edward Smyth above the pediment represent Mercury, Hibernia and Fidelity.

This was the main stronghold of the Irish Volunteers in 1916 Easter Rising. The bullet marks from this battle can still be seen in the front pillars today.
Set alight by shelling, the building was abandoned and after the surrender of the garrison to the British, Pearse, Connolly, and 14 other leaders of the Rising were executed in Kilmainham Gaol.

The Post Office was reopened in 1929. Nowadays the General Post Office offers a wide range of services



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