Moore Street at standstill for funeral of trader

THE spirit of Molly Malone lived on in Dublin’s Moore Street yesterday as traders took time out from the busy Christmas shopping to mark the death of one of the street’s best-known faces.

The funeral of trader Ellen McCreery, known universally as Chick, brought the famous market area of Dublin to a standstill yesterday morning.

Chick, aged 82, was a familiar face on Moore Street for the best part of 70 years having worked on a fruit and vegetable stall since she was a young girl.