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Attraction · O'Connell Street · Dublin

General Post Office

One of the places to visit in O'Connell Street is General Post Office, an attraction. First among the places near it is St. Mary's Cathedral, at 200 m. You will find it in County Dublin.

Where
In O'Connell Street
inside the neighbourhood
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 18–20°C
In brief

Attraction in O'Connell Street

Inside O'Connell Street

General Post Office is inside O'Connell Street’s neighbourhood. Towns near it ↓

Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The seasons here

June to September are the warmest in O'Connell Street, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C.

Jan9° / 3°61 mm
Feb9° / 3°51 mm
Mar11° / 4°52 mm
Apr13° / 6°51 mm
May16° / 8°54 mm
Jun18° / 11°63 mm
Jul20° / 13°59 mm
Aug20° / 12°67 mm
Sep18° / 11°62 mm
Oct14° / 8°75 mm
Nov11° / 5°83 mm
Dec9° / 3°71 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in O'Connell Street, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for O'Connell Street (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. O'Connell Street’s full climate →
About

General Post Office

Attraction.

In O'Connell Street, inside the town’s neighbourhood.

Type
Attraction
Town
in O'Connell Street
Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Plan your visit

Plan your visit

HoursMon–Sat 08:30–18:00
Address and hours: Fáilte Ireland’s open data and OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

Getting to General Post Office

The places near General Post Office are numbered on the map in the order below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is O'Connell Street’s neighbourhood. · CSO 2022 outline

Towns near it

Towns within reach of General Post Office

Of these 8 towns, the largest is East Wall (15,907 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

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  1. 1O'Connell Street
  2. 2Temple Bar
  3. 3St Stephen's Green
  4. 4Parnell Square
  5. 5East Wall
  6. 6Summerhill
  7. 7Phibsborough
  8. 8Christchurch
1 · It’s in town

O'Connell Street

6,749 people · 156 places to visit

2 · 300 m southwest of it

Temple Bar

7,276 people · 157 places to visit

3 · 300 m southeast of it

St Stephen's Green

5,319 people · 156 places to visit

4 · 300 m north of it

Parnell Square

10,117 people · 156 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere General Post Office isPeoplePlaces to visit
O'Connell StreetIt’s in town6,749156
Temple Bar300 m southwest of it7,276157
St Stephen's Green300 m southeast of it5,319156
Parnell Square300 m north of it10,117156
East Wall400 m east of it15,907156
Summerhill500 m northeast of it11,911156
Phibsborough600 m northwest of it11,657156
Christchurch700 m south of it6,778157
Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Look within 15 km for 5 art galleries, 2 museums and a cathedral, among others.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about General Post Office

Where is General Post Office?

General Post Office is in O'Connell Street, Dublin, inside the town’s neighbourhood.

What is General Post Office?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit General Post Office?

June to September are the warmest months in O'Connell Street, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near General Post Office?

Within 15 km: St. Mary's Cathedral (200 m), Temple Bar Gallery + Studios (400 m), GPO Museum (100 m) and The National Wax Museum Plus (400 m).

Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).