Survey Data
Reg No
20838015
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Technical
Historical Use
Water pump
Date
1860 - 1900
Coordinates
122782, 52581
Date Recorded
25/06/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, installed c.1880, having fluted shaft and cap with moulded base, neck and spout. Later tap added. Now disused.
Appraisal
This water hydrant displays artistic detailing in its design, with the fluted shaft and cap enlivening an otherwise functional object. Water hydrants such as this performed an important social and functional role in nineteenth and twentieth century Ireland, providing an easily accessible communal water source.