Post box in Drumhillagh

Wall-mounted cast-iron box, erected c.1940, with raised ‘P & T’ lettering in Gaelic lettering below hooded letter opening and rounded top.

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.