Water pump in Luffany, County Kilkenny

What is recorded here

The Water pump in Luffany is missing its cap, gives no water and still holds out a handle. That’s the mechanical equivalent of answering the door in one sock and saying, ‘Come in, I’m nearly ready.’

Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1900, comprising banded cylindrical shaft with moulded necking supporting fluted cylindrical head having spout, curvilinear 'cow tail' handle, and capping now missing. Now disused. Road fronted on a concrete base.

Forming an appealing, if unassuming feature in the street scene a waterpump represents an early-surviving artefact of mass-produced cast-iron work. While fine detailing identifies the aesthetic aspirations of the composition the waterpump remains of particular importance as a reminder of the mechanisms installed for the provision of water from a local source before the introduction of mains systems.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 12404540

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