Survey Data
Reg No
40402319
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1935 - 1945
Coordinates
267843, 305813
Date Recorded
31/07/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron box, erected c.1940, with raised ‘P & T’ lettering in Gaelic lettering below hooded letter opening and rounded top.
Appraisal
This cast-iron post box, which is still in use, represents a good example of the high quality of mass produced cast-iron work in the past. The Gaelic script records the promotion of Irish national identity following the establishment of the Free State. This particular design probably dates to after c.1937, as earlier post-Independence post boxes usually had the ‘S.E.’ cipher of Saorstat Eireann. Located beside a former shop and near disused mills, this crossroad once played a significant social role in the rural community.