Overview
post box — O'Moore Street is recorded as post box in Offaly. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected c.1915, set in roughcast rendered wall.
Why it was built
The saved source records: Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected c.1915, set in roughcast rendered wall.
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.1915, set in roughcast rendered wall.
Why it mattered
post box — O'Moore Street matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This wall-mounted post box, with it royal cipher and crown motif, still retains evidence of the then reigning monarch George V (1901-1910). 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.
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