Saturday 9 and Top of the Mornin’ to Ye

Molly Malone

Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here.

Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love memes, however, and here is today's meme!

1) Are you of Irish descent?

Aye, I have just a wee bit of Irish mixed with me British background.

2) Legend has it that the heroine of this week's Irish ballad was a real lass. 17th century birth and burial records confirm that a woman with that name lived in Dublin. Can you think of another song about a real historic figure?

The first one that came to mind was not a person, but was a real historic figure - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot. 

3) Molly sold fish from a cart that she wheeled through the streets. What's the last seafood you ate?

Grilled whitefish on the lighter side at Cheddar’s.

4) The lyrics tell us that, after her death, her ghost continues to wander the streets of Dublin with her wheel barrow. Do you believe in ghosts? No.

5) This week's featured band, The Dubliners, are obviously from Dublin. They were introduced to American audiences on The Ed Sullivan Show. Today, Stephen Colbert tapes his show in The Ed Sullivan Theater. Who hosted the last talk show you watched? I don’t watch any talk shows. 

6) Corned beef and cabbage is a traditional St. Patrick's Day dish. Is it a favorite of yours? No, I tried it once.

7) According to Irish legend, leprechauns earned the gold in the pot they guard by repairing shoes. Crazy Sam can't remember the last time she got a pair of shoes repaired. When the heels wear away, she discards the shoes and buys new ones. What about you? Do you get your shoes fixed (either by leprechauns or just by ordinary repairmen)?
A few years ago I had a black pair of Clark’s that were especially comfortable, so much that I bought a brown pair just like them. The black pair wore down, but the shoe still looked so nice that I had the heel fixed. That may be the only time in the last 45 years I have had a pair repaired. 

I always loved the story about the shoemaker and the little elves. 

Photo Credit

8) Do you look good in green, the signature color of St. Patrick's Day?
It depends on the shade of green, more like forest green or Kelly green.

9) Random question: Did you more recently sneeze or cough?

I have been sneezing like crazy. I’m wondering if I am allergic to our dog. 😢 and I never sneeze just once. And I am a very loud, put your whole body into it and blow down the house kind of sneezer!