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End of an era as shutters come down on a great Kilkenny post office
Once you stepped inside the door there was always a terrific atmosphere and it was like a confessional sometimes Pictured are An Post Staff of Callan Post Office on the last day before moving to Super Valu (from left:) Kathleen Scriven, Postmistress Elaine Bryan, Sinead Brennan and Pauline O’Neill
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The shutters came down on yet another locally-run business on Friday when the local post office at Prologue, Callan closed its doors for the last time.
Postmistress Elaine Bryan is taking her first steps in to a gradual wind down to retirement in August. Elaine’s husband, Bosco Bryan, recently retired after giving over 30 years in the prison service. Elaine and her mother Nellie have given nearly 63 years serving Callan as postmistress, 29 of those years Elaine has served.