Post box in Garranekinnefeake, County Cork

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What is recorded here

Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c. 1940, with lettering in relief. Set into rendered wall.

A discreet item of street furniture, contributing to the landscape. Of importance as an example of twentieth-century mass-produced cast-iron. The raised lettering enhances the artistic design quality of the composition

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20908812

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