The statue of Molly Malone in Dublin is a
symbol of the area and is located in a very central location, in Grafton
Street, the backbone of the most elegant shopping area.
Molly Malone (Mol Ni Mhaoileoin) is also known as "Cockles and
Mussels" or "In Dublin Fair City". Molly Malone is the
name of the protagonist of a popular song from Ireland who has become the
unofficial anthem in Dublin. It was composed around 1880 by James Yorkston.
That song tells the story of a beautiful pescadera, called Molly Malone. The girl
died of a fever in the street. She was going through the streets of the port area
of Dublin, pushing a cart and proclaiming Sung "Mussels and cockles
alive!".
In the statue in Grafton Street, Molly Malone can be seen with her low-cut dress and your car where sold seafood. People say that three hundred years after his death the spirit of Molly walks through the streets of Dublin.
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