Post box in Ballynakelly, County Dublin

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What is recorded here

Cast-iron pillar post box, c.1960, with ‘P & T’ mark to roadside.

A fine mid twentieth-century traditional style post box with crisp detailing, which enhances the streetscape and the busy filling station behind.

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