Payphones

On the left, an Irish pay telephone. On the right, a Canadian one. Eircom in Ireland and Bell in Canada used to be the only phone companies but now things are broken up and there are competitors in both countries. If you’re wondering about “telefón,” that’s Irish for “telephone,” nothing to do with the Charles Bronson movie.

Canadian payphone

Canadian payphone provided by Bell Canada. Like many of them, it's out of order.

Irish payphone provided by Eircom

Irish payphone provided by Eircom

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