post box — Carrickedmond

The saved account records: Cast-iron post box, c. 1930, with foundry mark (Carron and Company, Stirlingshire) to base and raised ‘Post Office lettering to head.

The saved account records: Attached to a timber telegraph pole adjacent to the south of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church (13402315), and to the east of Barry Located adjacent to rural crossroad junction.

The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.

The official record fixes the place and calls it post box. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.

post box — Carrickedmond matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: A simple item of street furniture that represents an early surviving artefact of mass-produced cast-iron ware. The modest design of the box is enhanced by the various raised lettering which enlivens the appearance of this functional object. It was cast by Carron and Company of Stirlingshire, Scotland (1922 - ), a firm that were responsible for many of the cast-iron post boxes in north Leinster. This post box is located adjacent to the north of a rural crossroad function, which is a common site for post boxes for obvious reasons, and adjacent to the south of the local Roman Catholic church (13402315). This… This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.