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Water pump in Shrule

Water pump
Water pump in Shrule
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Water pump in Shrule puts a cow-tail handle on a concrete plinth. Most places give the statue to the general; Shrule seems to have honoured the bit of the cow that did the most for public hygiene.

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Freestanding cast-iron "cow tail" waterpump, extant 1945. Now disused. Set back from street on concrete plinth on grass verge.
A "cow tail" waterpump representing an interesting example of mass-produced cast-iron work making a pleasing, if largely inconspicuous visual statement in a rural village street scene.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 31312214

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Pictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Bmcgeene, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Nigel Thompson, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0; The original uploader was Dppowell at English Wikipedia ., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5; Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; C Michael Hogan, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Steve & Jemma Copley on Flickr, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Rick Crowley, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Maigheach-gheal, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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