THIS MONTH’S PARODY (Mar 2014) Cockles & Mussels

COCKLES AND MUSSELS Irish trad. The origins of Cockles and Mussels are obscure and the legend of Molly Malone is disputed, though there is no doubting the song’s still-popular appeal in Dublin where it is almost the city anthem. Indeed, a statue of Molly hawking here wares was unveiled in Grafton Street in 1988. That…