Water pump in Ballycarra, County Mayo

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Freestanding cast-iron "cow tail" waterpump, ----. Now disused. Street fronted with part ivy-covered mass-concrete boundary wall to perimeter.

A "cow tail" waterpump representing an interesting example of mass-produced cast-iron work making a pleasing, if largely inconspicuous visual statement in a rural village street scene.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 31309004

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John D. Reigh, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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