Water pump in Cloontemple, County Limerick

What is recorded here

Water pump in Cloontemple has a stand for the bucket and nothing for the person who carried it. The bucket gets shown to its seat like a visiting bishop; you're left standing there holding its hat.

Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, erected c. 1870, with round fluted shaft, spout, moulded base, fluted domed cap, round turning knob to side and bucket stand. Set into concrete paving at edge of street. Maker's mark, now illegible, to shaft.

This hydrant exhibits attractive and well executed detailing which enlivens its utilitarian form. The hydrant is an important reminder of town life before the provision of a piped water supply.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21827010

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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