Overview
post box — Skreen is recorded as post box in Meath. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: Cast-iron post box, erected c.1880, with V R insignia and crown.
Why it was built
The saved source records: Cast-iron post box, erected c.1880, with V R insignia and crown.
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: Mounted in roughcast rendered wall.
Why it mattered
post box — Skreen matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This cast-iron post box is an important feature in the social and urban fabric of the village. Though the design is simple, the high relief casting of the lettering and crown are well executed. 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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