UK’S LONGEST FAMILY-RUN POST OFFICE MARKS 175TH
ANNIVERSARY & 40TH MILESTONE FOR NI POSTMASTER

UK’S LONGEST FAMILY-RUN POST OFFICE MARKS 175TH ANNIVERSARY & 40TH MILESTONE FOR NI POSTMASTER

UK's best - Dessie Donnelly pictured with his wife Bernadette in Galbally Post Office.

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Thursday 4 September 2025 12:23

Popular postmaster Dessie Donnelly has two major milestones this year for Galbally Post Office - the 175th anniversary of his family setting up this branch in Northern Ireland, and his 40 years at the helm. Someone with the Donnelly surname has always run the branch.

Galbally Post Office in County Tyrone opened in 1850. It has been run for its entire 175 years by the Donnelly family. This is believed to be the UK’s longest family-run branch.

See 3-Page special in this week's Tyrone Courier and Mid-Ulster Courier!

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