Maritime Madams: Molly Malone

Womanica

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History, Society & Culture, Education

4.3 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Molly Malone is one of the most famous cultural figures in Ireland and in Dublin city, her legend stemming from the 19th-century ballad “Cockles and Mussels.” Described as a beautiful young fishwife, Molly is said to have roamed the cobbled streets of Dublin by day, crying “cockles and mussels, alive, alive-o!”

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This month, we're talking about Maritime Madams. Whether through scientific study, aquatic exploration, or legendary prowess, they harnessed the power of the bodies of waters that cover our earth.

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1:12.9	Hello, from Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan, and this is Wamanica.
1:18.0	This month we're talking about maritime madams, whether through scientific study, aquatic
1:22.6	exploration, or legendary prowess, they harness the power of the bodies of water that cover
1:27.4	our earth.
1:32.0	In Dublin's Fair City, where the girls are so pretty, I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone.
1:38.2	As she wheeled her wheelbarrow through streets broad and narrow, crying cockles and muscles alive, aliveo.
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