Overview
post box — Douglas Road is recorded as post box in Cork. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1930, with raised 'P & T' initials.
Why it was built
The label post box gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
People and work
The short source does not safely name the people, events or traditions tied to this exact point. A famous nearby story is not attached without evidence that it belongs here.
How it changed
The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.
What survives
The saved source records: Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1930, with raised 'P & T' initials.
Why it mattered
post box — Douglas Road matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This cast-iron post box, which is still in use, is an attractive item of street furniture. The raised lettering is of artistic interest, alluding to the Celtic Revival style and representing the continued promotion of Irish national identity by the emergent Free State. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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