Survey Data
Reg No
30410007
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1850 - 1890
Coordinates
187932, 222113
Date Recorded
18/11/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1870, having banded shaft, fluted head and cap, foliate spout with ram's head bucket grip, and curved cow's tail handle. Set on raised concrete plinth with rendered boundary walls and steps at roadside.
Appraisal
Water pumps such as this once played an important social and functional role providing a communal water source. The appearance of this functional object is enlivened in its detailing such as the banded shaft and fluted cap. It represents an interesting social reminder of rural Ireland before the development of the mains water supply in the twentieth century, and it adds visual interest to its roadscape location.