Why is Molly Malone in Danger?

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The Molly Malone statue which is an iconic part of Dublin life has become in danger of wearing away.  Dublin City council are taking action to stop tourists rubbing the famous structure for luck Ireland Travel information from the local perspective #ireland #irelandinview #dublin #cliffsofmoher #templebar #video #travelvlog #dublinvlog #Irelandvlog #irelandtravelguide #irelandroadtrip #irelandphotography #galway #giantscauseway #belfast

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00:01Dublin too has its myths and legends celebrated in song.

00:05Now did Molly Malone ever wheel her wheel barrow through streets broad and narrow?

00:09Or did Dicey Riley or Ring's End Rose or the Spanish Lady, did they ever really exist?

00:15Well listen carefully now and you make up your own mind.

00:20In Dublin's fair city, where the girls are so pretty

00:25I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone

00:32As she wheeled her wheel barrow through streets wide and narrow

00:39Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-o

00:45Alive, alive-o, alive, alive-o

00:51Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-o

01:03She was a fishmonger, and truth was no wonder

01:09For so was her father and mother before

01:16And it wheeled her wheel barrow through streets wide and narrow

01:22Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-o

01:28Alive, alive-o, alive-o, alive, alive-o

01:34Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-o, alive-o

01:41She died of a fever, and no one could save her

01:46She died of a fever, and no one could save her

02:00So that was the end of sweet Molly Malone

02:05Now her ghost wheels her barrow, she's streets wide and narrow

02:12Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-o, alive-o, alive-o, alive-o, alive-o

02:20And that was her child forever

02:35Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-o, alive-o, alive-o, alive-o, cring cockles and mussels, alive-o, alive-o

02:43Now her ghost reels her barrow, she streets wide and narrow, crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh.

02:57Alive, alive, oh, alive, alive, oh.

03:03Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh, alive, oh, alive, oh.

03:16Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh.

03:33Crying cockles and mussels, alive, oh.

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