Survey Data
Reg No
30411619
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1860 - 1880
Coordinates
172897, 209395
Date Recorded
13/08/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1870, with banded cylindrical shaft, fluted neck and domed cap, pointed finial, banded spout with bucket grip, and curved cow's tail pumping handle. Set at road junction.
Appraisal
This water pump displays artistic detail in a functional design, with an elegantly curved handle, fluted cap and banded spout. The site illustrates the high standard of industrial design in cast iron, prevalent in nineteenth-century Ireland. Pumps also served an important social function, as a water source and a communal meeting place.