the post box

The Post Box was onced located at the corner of High Street and Mainguard Street is very unusual, being hexagonal (eight sided) rather than round. It stood at this location for over 136 years until it was knocked over when it was hit by a truck. It was then taken away to be repaired, however it wasn't  brought back to it's original location. It is now located in the Civic Museum where it is preserved.

This box, designed in 1865 by G W Penfold, is a wonderful example of victorian cast ironwork. There are less than ten such hexagonal post boxes in Britain and fewer remain in Ireland, so it is well worth seeing.