SAINT PATRICK, MRS. MCGRAW & MOLLY MALONE

Saint Patrick

Today, The Grandma has visited Dublin to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day in the capital of Ireland. Dublin is an incredible city plenty of beautiful buildings like Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin Castle, the Gaiety Theatre, Trinity College or Ha’Penny Bridge but the most special place for The Grandma is the Molly Malone Statue, whose story she loves.

Ireland is a marvellous country plenty of culture, folklore and nice people who believe and respect their culture strongly. Lots of Irish songs and poems have influenced world’s literature and music, from Oscar Wilde to U2, from James Joyce to Sinéad O’Connor, from Jonathan Swift to Clannad, from William Butler Yeats to Enya, from Bram Stoker to The Cranberries, from Samuel Beckett to Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh… the list is endless!

Tomorrow, she is going to travel to Scotland to visit Conan MacLeod, an old Scottish friend, who lives in the Highlands.

By the way, The Grandma continues offering new material to The Holmes. In this case, to prepare the listening part, some audios about English at Work.

More information: BBC-English at Work

 Mrs. McGraw lived on the seashore
For the space of seven long years or more
'Till she saw big ship sailing in the bay
"Hallelu, babbelu, I think it's he!"

Mrs. McGraw - Irish Popular Song