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Water pump in Cooldrinagh

Water pump
Water pump in Cooldrinagh
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Water pump in Cooldrinagh has concrete walls on three sides, giving a public water supply the privacy of a confession box. 'Bless me, Father, I've been watering the neighbour's milk.'

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Freestanding cast-iron water pump, c.1880, with mass concrete boundary wall to three sides. 'T & T' logo to side.
An increasingly rare piece of street furniture, particularly in a suburban context, and a valuable remnant of local social history.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11201016

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Pictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Leimanbhradain, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Gdonlon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Edge977, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0; jwd, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; EecherplazGinkgo06.jpg : Cayambe derivative work: Ginkgotree ( talk ), Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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