Michael Moynihan: A burning passion for brigade history ignites a fire in the soul

Pat Poland, author of this article, having just exited Scott’s Showrooms on MacCurtain Street, waits for water from the fire engine - note the water snaking through the hose

Kudos to begin with for an old friend of this column, Pat Poland, on completing his trilogy of histories of Cork Fire Brigade.

His new book, Cork City Firefighters: A Proud Record. A Visual History From 1950, follows two earlier volumes to complete a comprehensive account of firefighting on Leeside down the centuries.