Molly Malone is indeed one of Ireland's historical mysteries... or myths? A fishmonger and a working girl, there is a statue dedicated to her that usually stands at the end of Grafton Street; due to transportation system upgrades, the statue has been moved to a temporary location in front of St. Andrews Church until summer of 2017. There are a couple of YouTube videos that pay tribute to Molly and her song, the unofficial anthem of Dublin City and perhaps of all of Ireland! Click here for the video with lyrics (you can sing along)!
And here's another video by the Dublinners of the song, beautifully done.
It might be fun if we all learned this song to sing onboard and while in
Ireland! .
Here are the lyrics to the first stanza:
In Dublin's fair city, where the girls are so pretty
I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone
As she wheeled her wheel-barrow
Through streets broad and narrow
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!
Alive, alive-O! alive, alive-O!
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!
Karaoke? Talent show? Can you imagine all of us singing this? What a chorus!
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