Water pump in Toberclare, County Westmeath

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Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1885, comprising banded cylindrical shaft with fluted head having fluted spout, ‘cow tail’ curvilinear handle, and fluted ogee-dome cap with finial. Modern trough to front. Set back from road adjacent to road…

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A typical late nineteenth-century water pump, of a standard design that is encountered throughout rural Westmeath. This particular example is in very good condition and is well-maintained. 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 north of Glassan.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 15402218

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Tubberclair GAA; photographer not stated, tubberclair.westmeath.gaa.ie
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