Water pump in Rathgoonan, County Limerick

What is recorded here

The Water pump in Rathgoonan got a fresh stone-clad base in 1994, cow-tail handle and all. Other places put generals on pedestals; Rathgoonan picked something that had actually fetched the water.

Freestanding cast-iron "cow tail" waterpump, c.1900. Remounted, 1994. Road fronted on replacement rubble limestone-clad mass concrete base.

A ""cow tail"" waterpump representing an interesting example of mass-produced cast-iron work making a pleasing visual statement in a rural street scene.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21902811

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Created by Kglavin Modified Aug 2007 by Mike Christie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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