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Goleen Post Office

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End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, built c.1860, now also in use as shop and post-office. Pitched slate roof having rendered chimneystacks with cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with recent wall mounted post box. Square-headed openings with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Square-headed door opening to north-west with timber battened door and overlight. Timber shopfront comprising pilasters with carved consoles supporting cornice and fascia. Square-headed openings with fixed pane display windows and concrete sills. Square-headed door opening with timber glazed door, overlight and step. Outbuilding and rendered walls with piers to rear (south-west).
A well proportioned building that retains many of its historic features such as timber sliding sash windows and slate roof. The fine shopfront adds much character to the streetscape.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20914708

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  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Minseach, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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  • Mick Garratt, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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