Kaya Scodelario Titties as Molly Malone statue may be Elevated to keep her out of reach of Repeated Groping

Molly Malone statue may be elevated to keep her out of reach of repeated groping

A busker who has campaigned for the Molly Malone statue to be treated with more respect, says Dublin City Council is “strongly considering” her request to elevate the statue and keep her out of reach.
The statue, outside St Andrew’s Church on Suffolk Street, is a popular stop on the tourist trail.

However, the so-called “tradition” of rubbing the statue’s breasts “for good luck”, has sparked a backlash in recent years.

Tilly Cripwell, who busks in the area for around 10 hours each week, has called on people to back her ‘leave Molly mAlone’ campaign, launched last year.

Busker Tilly Cripwell performing beside the iolly Malone statue on Suffolk Street

Jeanne Rynhart’s bronze sculpture of the iconic fishmonger was first erected on Grafton Street in 1988, before later being moved to its current spot to accommodate the Luas.

The statue’s bosom – which has become shiny from tourists touching it – was covered in paint three times in recent years in protest.

Ms Cripwell said she has had “productive meetings” with DCC to discuss ideas as to how the statue could be more respected.

Her suggestions include elevation of the statue in line with the majority of Dublin’s male statues, restoration of the symbolic discolouration of her chest, along with a commemorative plaque explaining history and legacy.

“The majority of people will touch her boobs for good luck, that’s a misogynistic tradition,” Ms Cripwell said.

“A lot of people clamour around her, kiss her on the cheek, kiss her boobs, it’s all inappropriate. It’s reducing her to this derision and not giving her the status of being a national treasure.

“I walk by the Oscar Wilde statue in Merrion Square every day. You don’t see people rubbing his crotch for good luck.

“With the Statue of David, if you were to grope him, people would feel that’s inappropriate and offensive. But when the same happens to Molly Malone, they don’t even think twice.

“When I see men and women touching the Molly Malone statue, their kids are looking at them. What example is this setting? Why is it a part of Irish culture?

“If kids are seeing that it’s the norm, seeing it’s a tradition to grope a woman, how can we move on from the patriarchal history?”

It’s now the first anniversary of the Leave Molly mAlone campaign and on Saturday, March 8, Ms Cripwell will release two new verses to the iconic Irish ballad, Molly Malone, to mark International Women’s Day,

The release of the song on Spotify will coincide with a live performance at 3pm beside the statue on Suffolk Street.

Her performance will mark the end point of ROSA International’s March Against Gender-Based Violence, which starts at 1pm outside Dublin City Hall.

A spokesperson for Dublin City Council said: “We had a meeting with Tilly Cripwell at her request a few months ago.

“We discussed her ideas for how the issues around the Molly Malone statue could be improved, including raising up the plinth so that the statue is more highly elevated, and her idea for a grassroots awareness campaign.”

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Date of Birth 13 March 1992, Holloway, London, England, UK
Birth Name Kaya Rose Humphrey
Height 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)

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Kaya Scodelario was born in London, England, to a Brazilian mother, Katia (Scodelario), and an English father, Roger Humphrey. Thanks to her mother, she grew up fluent in Brazilian Portuguese as well as English.

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