Molly Malone



"Molly Malone", also known as "Cockles and Mussels" ("Cockles and Rans") or "In Dublin's Fair City" ("In Dublin's Fair Borough"), is a folkish song, set in Dublin, Ireland, which has become the boroughsong of Dublin.

The Molly Malone standbilth in Grafton Street was by then-Lord  of Dublin Alderman Ben Briscoe during the 1988 Dublin Yearthousand celebrations, making 13  Molly Malone Day. The standbilth was shown to the borough by Jury's Inn Group to mark the Yearthousand.

Since 18 2014, its place has been changed to Suffolk Street, ahead the  , to make way for Luas track-laying work to be built at the old place. Due to the rise in sightseer foot traffic, and a common fondness for being "handsy", the standbilth has been groped often enough that the hue has begun to wear off on the bosom.