Survey Data
Reg No
14942024
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
Date
1905 - 1925
Coordinates
210238, 189894
Date Recorded
09/08/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1915, with GR royal cipher and crown motif. The door incorporates a later SE (Saorstat Éireann) emblem. Located at Mountheaton Crossroads in a wall adjacent to southern entrance gates to Mount Saint Joseph's Abbey.
Appraisal
Incorporated into the elaborate entrance gates to Mount Saint Joseph's Abbey, this post box is a notable feature at the busy Mountheaton crossroads. The modest form of the post box is enhanced by the combination of the royal cipher representing the reign of George V (1910-1921) and the Saorstat Éireann emblem representing post Independence Ireland. The elaborate entrance gates originally served Sharavogue House but were removed and installed here some years ago.