Survey Data
Reg No
30410816
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1850 - 1890
Coordinates
191588, 214839
Date Recorded
20/10/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1870, having banded round-plan shaft, fluted neck and domed cap with pointed finial, fluted spout with bucket grip, and curved cow's tail handle. Set on concrete plinth at road junction.
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. One of several pumps in the Meelick area, this is the most intact. 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 road location.