DDiscover AloneMapAbout

Water pump in Ardbraccan

Water pump
Water pump in Ardbraccan
Photo: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Cast-iron water pump, erected c.1870, with broken pumping arm. Manufacturer's mark visible on shaft.
This cast-iron water pump makes a positive contribution to the grouping of buildings within Ardbraccan Demesne. This functional object played an important social and functional role in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, by providing a communal water source.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 14402405

This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.

What do you know about this place?Tap to add a comment or ask a question

What you write will be public.

Places near here

Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • JP, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Dunderry GAA Club (individual photographer not stated), www.dunderrygaa.com
  • Ronnie Nijboer, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • Roger Culos, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
Ardbraccan HouseWorker's house · 18 yd

Explorer Tom Ardbraccan House in County Meath is a worker’s pad that probably spills secrets after three pints. It stands next to…

Saint Ultan's Church (Ardbraccan)Church/chapel · 190 yd

Explorer Tom Saint Ultan's Church (Ardbraccan) has seagulls that keep saying it’s too plain, which is rude for birds. It was built…

Ardbraccan National SchoolSchool · 236 yd

Explorer Tom Ardbraccan National School nearly got famous when a kid tried to sell the slate roof for scrap metal. It’s got those…

Church (in Ruins)Church · 1.1 mi

Explorer Tom Church in Liscartan is guarding a ditch where a poet once fell flat on his face. He was writing a ballad, but the mud…

Liscartan CastleCastle, tower house · 1.1 mi

Explorer Tom Liscartan Castle smells like old money and regret, according to Tom, which is basically the scent profile of every…

bridge1.9 mi

Explorer Tom Bridge in Moathill took a thousand cups of tea to build, mostly because the engineers were waiting for their sandwiches…

Dun MhuireHouse · 1.9 mi

Explorer Tom Dun Mhuire is a flat-roofed box from 1946 that looks like it lost a fight with a fridge. The dog inside probably runs…

Navan MoatOfficially recorded historic building · 2.0 mi

Explorer Tom Navan Moat in Moathill keeps getting winded because nobody remembers who Joselyn de Angulo was. He built a hill of dirt…

Dunderry GAAGAA ground · 3.6 miWych Elm4.7 mi

Explorer Tom This Wych Elm in County Meath would explain the 1800s to a teenager as a time of bad hair and worse news. It says…

Small-leaved Elm5.1 mi

Explorer Tom Small-leaved Elm in County Meath has an imaginary fan club that meets every Tuesday to discuss its leaf shape and…

Royal Tara Golf ClubGolf course · 6.4 mi

More historic places in County Meath · All of County Meath

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover

Next place · or swipeArdbraccan House