What is recorded here
Freestanding cast-iron road sign, erected c. 1940, comprising rectangular sign with rounded corners attached to circular metal pole and with text and harp motif cast in relief.
Notable example of early twentieth-century street furniture. Simplicity and clarity of design typical of its time. Functional nature enhanced and emphasised by casting using capital letters in a clear simple font without serifs. Harp motif indicating a date of installation after the foundation of the State.
From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20908927
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Tim FitzGerald, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- DeFacto, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ed323 at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
- Robert Ashby, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Raul Corral, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
- Hywel Williams, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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