Molly Malone a Scot? ; Answers to Correspondents

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QUESTION Who wrote the song Fair City?

DUBLINs Fair City has become Dublins unofficial anthem, but the original title of the song came from the famous line: Cockles and Mussels, Alive, O.

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Molly Malone a Scot? ; Answers to Correspondents

The Molly Malone of the song was said to have been based on Dublins 18th and 19th century fishmongers, but it is not known if she really existed and if she did, whether she was just a fishmonger or also a part-time prostitute.

Countless Molly Malones lived in Dublin during these two centuries.

When the Dublins Fair City video was launched in 1988 as part of the citys Millennium celebrat...

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