Survey Data
Reg No
21903202
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1920 - 1940
Coordinates
162782, 141330
Date Recorded
11/01/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected c. 1930, with raised P&T lettering. Set into square-profile pier of neighbouring school. Manufactured by Saint John's Works Enniscorthy.
Appraisal
The simple Gaelic lettering of the P & T emblem adds an artistic quality to this early example of mass produced functional objects. The emblem is significant as it illustrates the growing confidence of the Irish Free State, replacing the royal insignia found on post boxes belonging to an earlier era.