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Fountain in Mitchelstown

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Fountain in Mitchelstown
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Freestanding fountain, erected c.1825, comprising painted limestone obelisk on limestone plinth, with moulded base and high relief panel detailing to faces and cap with moulded base and have cast-iron top with pediments to each face. Lion mask spouts and U-plan limestone troughs to north and south elevations, set in…

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Freestanding fountain, erected c.1825, comprising painted limestone obelisk on limestone plinth, with moulded base and high relief panel detailing to faces and cap with moulded base and have cast-iron top with pediments to each face. Lion mask spouts and U-plan limestone troughs to north and south elevations, set in flagstone paving. Circular boundary to fountain comprising painted cast-iron railings on dressed limestone plinth.
According to Lewis 'a water pump of superior construction' located in King Square 'worked by machinery and enclosed with an iron railing, was erected by the Earl of Kingston in 1825'. The pump once performed an important social function for the residents of King Square and Kingston College, although today it serves a more aesthetic purpose. Its location in the centre of the square opposite the church further enhances the symmetry of the square, and as such is an integral part of the King's Square complex.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20818039

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  • Kenneth Allen, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Neil Theasby, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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