Water Pump (Shannon Harbour (Caladh na Sionainne))

Ireland / Offaly / Banagher / Shannon Harbour (Caladh na Sionainne) / Clonony Beg
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Cast-iron water pump, c.1860, with banded neck, fluted cap and finial. Fluting to neck of spout and cow's tail handle. Set in stone platform to side of road.
Attention to artistic detail has been exhibited by the designer of this mass-produced water pump. Curved pumping handle, fluting to cap and floral detail to spout all serve to give this functional object a high aesthetic quality. This pump would have been a source of fresh water to the local community, giving it an important social status.
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Coordinates:   53°13'17"N   7°57'4"W
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