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Alive Alive-Oh!

Alive, alive-O! alive, alive-O!
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!
She was a fish-monger, but sure ’twas no wonder
For so were her father and mother before

Molly Malone, the heroine of this traditional song, plied her trade in Dublin.  The guys below are on the shores of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, but these stands selling fish sandwiches are part of a long tradition too.

fish stall with seating

Linked to Photo Friday: Alive.

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