This picture was taken when I was traveling through Dublin, Ireland. This statue is located on Grafton street, and very close to the Temple Bar area. Molly Maloneis a women from the 17th century who had a song written about her. Here are the lyrics to the song:
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, oh!"
"Alive, alive, oh,
Alive, alive, oh",
Crying "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh".
She was a fishmonger,
But sure 'twas no wonder,
For so were her father and mother before,
And they each wheeled their barrow,
Through streets broad and narrow,
Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh!"
(the song lyrics are from Wikipedia)
