What is recorded here

Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1880, comprising banded cylindrical shaft with fluted head, decorative spout and curved handle. Now missing cap and no longer in use. Set back from road in small enclosure and surrounded by rubble limestone wall with cement render over. Located to the east of Rathowen Village.

Water pumps played an important social role in the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries by providing a communal water source. This cast-iron pump now serves as an attractive piece of street furniture, aesthetically enhancing the streetscape of Rathowen. The decorative detailing, such as the banding and fluting adds artistic interest to this once functional object.

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