Water pump in Knockcroghery, County Roscommon

What is recorded here

Freestanding cast-iron water pump, c.1870, now disused. Comprising cylindrical shaft with raised horizontal banding, fluted upper section, spout, ogee-domed cap and cow-tail style handle. Set back from road on stepped concrete platform with roughcast-rendered wall to rear and north-west side.

This water pump is of some historical and technical interest, dating to a period before mains water supply when a communal source of drinking water was used by the community. It exhibits artistic detailing in its design, with an elegantly curved handle and fluted decoration.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 31818003

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