Molly Malone Statue
- Address:Corner of Grafton St and Suffolk St, Dublin
- Admission:Free
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The bronze statue of Molly Malone commemorates the young woman featured in the local ballad, 'Cockles and Mussels'. As the song goes, this beautiful woman plied her trade as a fishmonger through the streets where her statue now rests, until she suddenly died of a fever. As a nod to the folk song, a statue was erected on the corner of Grafton and Suffolk streets and unveiled at the 1988 Dublin Millennium celebrations.
This tune has been adopted as Dublin's unofficial anthem, boosting this heroine to eternal fame. Though there is debate as to whether or not a Molly Malone like the one in the song ever existed, she is real to the people of Dublin and is remembered both in song as well as on June 13, National Molly Malone Day. The statue also acts as a popular rendezvous spot for groups as the beautiful bosomy woman with her cart cannot be missed.
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Very nice tour, the guide was very knowledgeable and bubbly, which made the tour fun. Can t remember her name, she was from Spain and had been in Dublin for 7 years and you cold tell she really loved that city and her passion for it was contagioua, we learned a lot and made our walk in Dublin much more valuable than if we would have done it on our own.
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Our guide Patrick was fantastic. He helped us get accustomed to Dublin, understand it fully and love it. Thank you!
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