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Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected c.1940, with raised 'P&T' cipher in Gaelic/Celtic Revival-style script above letter slot. Maker's name appears at base in raised lettering 'Jessop Davis, Enniscorthy'. Set in rendered pier adjacent to Glenidan crossroads to north of Drumcree.
An attractive, if simple, item of street furniture that represents an early-surviving artifact of mass-produced cast-iron ware. The various raised elements serve to enliven the artistic design quality of the composition, while the Gaelic/Celtic Revival-style script is of particular interest as a reminder of the promotion of a national identity following the establishment of the independent State. This particular design probably dates to after c.1937 as earlier post-independence post boxes usually had 'SE' cipher. The firm of founders are indicated as Jessop Davis, Enniscorthy.

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