What is recorded here
Milestone or milepost in Blackabbey offers Rathkeale at seven miles and Limerick at eight. That’s a stone with the bedside manner of an Irish uncle: ‘You’re nearly there.’ ‘Which way?’ ‘Neither, really.’
Freestanding triangular-profile milestone, erected c. 1780, with incised lettering. Bears inscription: 'Rathkeale 7 Miles / Limerick 8 Miles'.
This milestone is a historical reminder of the coaching era in Ireland, when the post office operated a coach based system of postal distribution. The simple form and carving of the stone is similar to other such milestones which are found throughout Ireland.
From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21824051
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- Glenn Wallace GRW144, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Peter Craine, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Adareman, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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