Water pump in Mylestown, County Westmeath

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Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1880, comprising banded cylindrical shaft with fluted head having fluted spout, ‘cow tail’ curvilinear handle, and fluted ogee-dome cap with finial over. Located adjacent to small bridge and close to a road junction to the northwest of Raharney. Concrete slabs and drain to…

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A typical late nineteenth-century water pump, of a standard design that is encountered throughout rural Westmeath. Water pumps played an important social role in the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries by providing a communal water source before the development of mains water supply. Frequently, as in this case, water pumps were located at or near road junctions. This cast-iron pump now serves as an attractive piece of street furniture, aesthetically enhancing the rural landscape to the northwest of Raharney.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 15402026

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