What is recorded here
Water pump in Creevagh Beg has an iron acorn perched over its spout: all the water a seed could want, and absolutely no intention of becoming a tree. Every family has one still at home who calls this ‘keeping my options open’.
Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, erected c.1900, comprising fluted shaft on moulded base, moulded spout and surmounted by fluted domed capping with acorn finial over. Street fronted on footpath.
An attractive piece of mass-produced cast-iron, which remains an appealing and subtle feature in the streetscape to the southeast end of Ballymahon. This water hydrant is of particular importance as a reminder of the mechanisms installed for the provision of clean drinking water in the period before mains water supply systems. The various raised and fluted details enhance the artistic design quality of the piece, and indicate the equal importance of aesthetics as well as functionality.
From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 13316021
This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.
Places near here
water tower37 yd
Innyview HouseHouse · 66 ydBallymulvey HouseCastle, unclassified · 1087 ydBurial in Creevagh BegBurial · 1365 ydField system in ClooncallowField system · 1471 yd
European Beech1.3 miCastleCastle, motte · 1.4 miNewcastle WoodsForest · 1.6 miTarget WoodWood · 1.6 miNoughaval CemeteryArchaeological place · 2.6 miKilbally Holy WellSpring · 3.5 mi
Corlea Trackway Interpretative CentreHeritage attraction · 5.0 miPictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0; Sheila1988, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
More historic places in County Longford · All of County Longford
What do you know about this place?