Water pump in Marlfield, County Tipperary

What is recorded here

Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, erected c.1870. Banded base, fluted neck and cap with pointed finial, and having cow's tail pumping handle. Located at road side.

Located in the centre of the village, this pump forms an important part of its historic fabric. Water pumps such as this once played an important social and functional role providing a communal water source, in this case, until the 1970s. The appearance of this functional object is enlivened by its details, such as the banded base and fluted neck and cap.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 22112011

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