Survey Data
Reg No
40400104
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
Date
1930 - 1970
Coordinates
204353, 336980
Date Recorded
19/07/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Pier-mounted cast-iron post box, installed c.1950, with raised "P&T" initials in Gaelic script and inscribed with manufacturer's name 'Jessop Davis, Enniscorthy'. Set into rubble stone pier with pyramidal capstone and rendered finish forming chamfered surround to post box. Pier terminates low rubble stone wall forming south-east corner of crossroads with farm buildings at other end.
Appraisal
Prominently sited at a road junction this cast-iron post box is an important feature in the historic rural landscape. The wall box follows the basic type used under the postal system of the United Kingdom, reconfigured to include the raised initials "P&T" representing the Department of Posts amd Telegraphs (1924-1984) in Gaelic typescript. This emblem is of historical and artistic interest, demonstrating the symbolic importance of the Irish language in the emerging Irish state. The box is still in use and forms a key feature of a rural crossroads serving as a physical record of the social heritage of the area.