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On the north side of the Liffey, across from the Ha'penny Bridge, and in front of Dublin Woollen Mills on Lower Ormond Quay sits a statue of two women. At first glance, the women seem to sit there resting on a bench after a shopping trip, their bags at their feet. Look closely and that is not the case. They are actually engaging in an earnest talk. One woman looks as if she has a great deal of troubles in her mind, her body stiff, her eyes downcast and her arms tightly crossed. The other woman shows her concern openly, her upper body leans forward, her hands rest lightly on her lap, and she looks intensely into her friend's face as if waiting for the other to open up. The statue reflects one of the special moments that most women can recognise easily. We have all been there a few times in our lives, either as the one who needs a trusted friend to whom she can pour out her troubles or the other who is willing to halve your pain if she could. Amidst the chaos of the streets, the two women sit without seeing anyone or hearing any voice but their own. That is also a very human trait, a very touching one indeed. Note: In their quirky sense of humour, the Dubliners call this statue "The Hags with the Bags". Leave a Comment Address: Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1
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| | | | Monuments / Statues: Molly Malone | Tip Rating: | | | | |
Molly is at the bottom of Grafton Street, affectionately known as "the tart with a cart" The statue portrays Molly as a busty young woman in seventeenth-century dress, and is claimed to represent the real person on whom the song is based. Her low-cut dress and large breasts were justified on the grounds that as women breastfed publicly in Molly's time, breasts were popped out all over the place An urban legend has grown up around the figure of the historical Molly who has been presented variously as a hawker by day and part-time prostitute by night, or, in contrast, as one of the few female street-hawkers of her day who was chaste Thanks to Mariajoy for the photo, it was so busy around the statue it was impossible for me to take a decent one 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-a-live-oh, Alive-a-live-oh", Crying "Cockles and mussels, alive alive oh". Now she was a fishmonger, And sure 'twas no wonder, For so were her mother and father before, And they each wheeled their barrow, Through streets broad and narrow, Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive oh!" (chorus) She died of a fever, And no one could save her, And that was the end of sweet Molly Malone. Now her ghost wheels her barrow, Through streets broad and narrow, Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive oh!" (chorus) Leave a Comment Directions: From Trinity College head north for the river, cross over O'Connell Bridge and turn right. Custom House Quay its the next quay after Eden Quay.
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