Talk:General Post Office (Dublin)

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[edit] Bullet holes

I seem to recall reading that these so called bullet holes are actually weathering of the stone over the years. Can anyone confirm or deny this as it seems like an urban myth? I was involved in photographing the Bank or Ireland building in College Green during its restoration in the 1970s and 1980s and some of the stone deterioration looked quite similar to that alleged to be bullet holes on the GPO. Remember that both buildings are of similar age. Comments appreciated. ww2censor 15:56, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

  • I wouldn't rule out the possibility that the holes in the Bank of Ireland in College Green are bullet holes too, as well as deterioration due to age. However, I have never heard any seriously challenge the notion that the holes in the GPO are bullet holes. It's not like it wasn't under heavy fire. Lexo 12:26, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GPO to become 1916 Monument

There don't seem to have been any developments in the Irish government's plans to turn the GPO into a 1916 monument. It's still a very busy working post office and I suspect that any attempt to turn it into something else would be massively unpopular. Michael McDowell, the politician who announced the plan, lost his seat in the last election and retired from politics, and the 1916 commemorations came and went last year with no changes to the GPO. I suggest that this sentence be removed. Lexo 12:38, 27 October 2007 (UTC) h —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.1.201.36 (talk) 08:22, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Rewritten to update new 2008 proposals that do not suggest moving out the post office. ww2censor (talk) 13:44, 4 April 2008 (UTC)