TOUR OF THE MUSEUM Part 2 The Hosedrawn Post Project

As part of European Heritage Week 2008, the Museum launched its Horsedrawn Post Project which is an ongoing display documenting the role of the horse in the Irish postal service. The exhibition opened over the weekend of 23 & 24 August and features photos, maps, reward notices, information on Post Boys, delivery vehicles and robbers and highwaymen.
At a later date it is intended to revisit some of the old post routes and drive them using the Museum's 1896 Beaufort Cart. This beautiful varnished vehicle has been used for film work Scotland and is in perfect roadworthy condition. And, most importantly, we have the horse to pull it.
Prior to delivery vehicle the mail was carried by Post Boys mounted on horseback. On 5 July 1815 Charles Bianconi ran his jaunting cart for the first time carring six pasangers. Befor long he had established routes throught Ireland carring both passangers and the Royal Mail.