What is recorded here

Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1870, having banded shaft, fluted head and cap, foliate spout with ram's head bucket grip, and curved cow's tail handle. Set on raised concrete plinth with rendered boundary walls and steps at roadside.

Water pumps such as this once played an important social and functional role providing a communal water source. The appearance of this functional object is enlivened in its detailing such as the banded shaft and fluted cap. It represents an interesting social reminder of rural Ireland before the development of the mains water supply in the twentieth century, and it adds visual interest to its roadscape location.

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