Overview
post box — Glenosheen is recorded as post box in Limerick. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected c. 1890, with VR insignia and crown and lettering to hood cast in relief, set in front wall of former shop.
Why it was built
The saved source records: Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected c. 1890, with VR insignia and crown and lettering to hood cast in relief, set in front wall of former shop.
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, erected c. 1890, with VR insignia and crown and lettering to hood cast in relief, set in front wall of former shop.
Why it mattered
post box — Glenosheen matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: Cast-iron post boxes such as this are often replaced by modern plastic boxes and are becoming increasing rare throughout Ireland. The modest form of this box is enhanced by the simple and well designed lettering and crown, which adds artistic interest to the box. 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.
Places near here
- worker's house — Glenosheenbuildingunder 0.1 miles
- house — Glenosheenbuilding0.1 miles
- Cist in Glenosheenmonument0.5 miles
- Castle Oliver — CASTLEOLIVERbuilding0.6 miles
- Glasure Woodforest0.6 miles
- Not indicated, Seefin Mountain — Glenosheenmonument0.6 miles
- Seefin Mountain East Topmountain0.6 miles
- Seefin South-East Topmountain0.8 miles
- Children's playground — County Limerickattraction0.9 miles
- Castle Olivercastle1.0 miles
- Castle Oliver — CASTLEOLIVER, RAHEENROEbuilding1.0 miles
- bridge — Ballyorganbuilding1.0 miles
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