https://6holeocarina.com/categories/irish-songs/Recent content in Irish Songs on 6 Hole Ocarina TabsHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 6 Hole Ocarina TabsSun, 12 Jul 2026 18:13:05 -0500https://6holeocarina.com/irish-songs/molly-malone/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://6holeocarina.com/irish-songs/molly-malone/<!-- Generated by scripts/import; regenerated wholesale on re-run. Edit the source crawl, not this file. --> <!-- intro:start --> <h2 class="relative group">About Molly Malone <div id="about-molly-malone" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#about-molly-malone" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>Molly Malone, also called Cockles and Mussels, is Dublin&rsquo;s unofficial anthem, set in the old city where a young fishmonger hawks her wares before dying young. There is no record of a real Molly, and the ghost wheeling her barrow through the streets is folklore, not history. The earliest known printing dates to 1884 and is credited to the Scottish songwriter James Yorkston, though the tune is widely treated as traditional and its true beginnings stay unclear.</p>