Survey Data
Reg No
20912502
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social
Original Use
Post box
Date
1920 - 1940
Coordinates
164452, 49415
Date Recorded
22/04/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, installed c.1930, set in rendered wall of public house. P&T stamp to post box.
Appraisal
This post box displays the post-independence insignia of the Department of Post and Telegraphs, which was brought in when the Irish Free State established its own postal system. Its Celtic Revival lettering, which was adopted by the government for many official purposes in the early decades of the State, is a reminder of the interest in promoting national identity following independence from Britain.