Water pump in Kilmessan, County Meath

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What is recorded here

Cast-iron water pump, c.1870, with foundry mark, banded shaft, fluted neck, cap, finial and spout, and curved pumping handle.

The decorative detailing, such as the banding and fluting, provide artistic detailing to this functional water pump. Water pumps played an important social and functional role from the mid nineteenth century onward, providing a communal water source in the village.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 14329007

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C O'Flanagan, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
C O'Flanagan, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, ms.fusedlearning.com
Meath Chronicle; individual photographer not stated for this gallery image, www.meathchronicle.ie

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