Post box in Milltown, County Kildare

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Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1930, with inscribed "SE" initials.

This cast-iron post box, still in use, is an important feature in the landscape and is prominently sited in opposite the Catholic church at Milltown. The raised "SE" initials and lettering is of considerable artistic merit. Its age and survival, however, together with its associations with Ireland as an emerging state are of great historical and social importance.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11901811

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Milltown GAA official website; individual photographer not stated, www.milltowngaa.com
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Anna Watson, Wikimedia Commons
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