Nanny's Well, historic building in County Roscommon

What is recorded here

Cast-iron water pump, erected c.1870, now disused. Comprised of banded shaft, fluted neck and cap with finial. The spout has foliated decoration where it meets the neck. Recessed back from the road with semi-circular-plan stone wall.

The artistic detailing including the fluting, banding and foliate decoration add a visual interest to this modest utilitarian object. Located to the west of the village, it once acted as a communal water source for the village of Keadew.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 31803007

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Photo credits

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Silversyrpher (very busy at the moment) from Scotland, UK, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
RTG, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Unknown Weaver, English (active c. 1080), Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Suse, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0