Overview
post box — Waterloo is recorded as post box in Cork. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, installed c.1930, having 'SE' stamp with harp in relief and foundry stamp to base.
Why it was built
The saved source records: Set in rubble stone parapet of bridge.
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, installed c.1930, having 'SE' stamp with harp in relief and foundry stamp to base.
Why it mattered
post box — Waterloo 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 which is still in use is an excellent example of mass produced early twentieth century cast-iron work. The raised Saorstat Eireann (Irish Free state) motif is an important reminder of the changes that were made in post box design to signify Ireland's independence from Britain. 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
- Putland's Bridge — Waterloobuildingunder 0.1 miles
- bell tower/stand — Waterloobuildingunder 0.1 miles
- Belfry — Ballygibbon (muskerry East By.)monumentunder 0.1 miles
- St Marys Catholic Church — Ballygibbon (muskerry East By.)monumentunder 0.1 miles
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Church — Waterloobuildingunder 0.1 miles
- bridge — Waterloobuilding0.2 miles
- house — KNOCKNASUFFbuilding0.2 miles
- sign post — Waterloobuilding0.2 miles
- Gallán — Ballygibbon (muskerry East By.)monument0.3 miles
- Burnt mound in Ballygibbon (muskerry East By.)monument0.3 miles
- Ballygibbon Housebuilding0.3 miles
- Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballygibbon (muskerry East By.)monument0.4 miles
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