Survey Data
Reg No
31816002
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1830 - 1870
Coordinates
180549, 262112
Date Recorded
02/09/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1850, with cylindrical shaft with horizontal banding, fluted ogee-cap with finial, and cow-tail style pumping arm. Pump set back from road surrounded on three sides by rendered wall.
Appraisal
This water pump, situated opposite Castlecoote's Roman Catholic Church, is an attractive piece of street furniture. Water pumps were once an integral part of everyday life in rural Irish towns and villages, providing a communal water source for those in the locality.