Overview
water pump — DOONBEG is recorded as water pump in Galway. Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1870, comprising cylindrical shaft with banding, set into metal plate and in turn set into concrete platform with rendered boundary wall. Fluted neck to pump, with moulded base, fluted neck to pump, fluted spout with bucket grip, fluted domed cap with pointed finial, and cow's tail pumping arm.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1870, comprising cylindrical shaft with banding, set into metal plate and in turn set into concrete platform with rendered boundary wall.
People and work
The saved account records: Fluted neck to pump, with moulded base, fluted neck to pump, fluted spout with bucket grip, fluted domed cap with pointed finial, and cow's tail pumping arm.
How it changed
The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.
What survives
The official record fixes the place and calls it water pump. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
water pump — DOONBEG matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This intact rural water pump provided communal water supply before the era of mains supply. It has fine cast features typical of this element of street furniture and is well maintained. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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