Survey Data
Reg No
22902205
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1925 - 1935
Coordinates
217210, 101386
Date Recorded
23/09/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1930, with raised 'SÉ' monogram in Gaelic script. Set in unpainted rendered wall.
Appraisal
This post box forms an attractive, if subtle, feature in the streetscape of Millstreet. The post box represents an early-surviving artifact of mass-produced cast iron work. The various raised elements enhance the artistic design quality of the composition, while the 'SÉ' (Saorstát Éireann) monogram in Gaelic script detailing is of interest for its associations with the recently-established Free State (1922–48).