Fire Engine No. 9 or Dust Cart no. 9?

<p><img style="float:left;margin: 0 20px 10px 0" src="http://www.nomadsattheoasis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/95a42bb9f6_8286261043_560e3f590b_n.jpg" />This is the long vista of the South Mall in Cork.</p>
<p>Is this a really early fire engine filling up from a hydrant? Or is there another explanation why No. 9 needed water?</p>
<p>Date: 1871-1883</p>
<p>NLI Ref.: <a

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