Irish cuisine became associated with the poor and the shame of colonisation. Seafood remained an important part of the diet in coastal cities like Galway and Dublin. In Dublin the fish seller is celebrated in the traditional folk song "Molly Malone", and in Galway the international Galway Oyster Festival is held every September. An example of a modern Irish shellfish dish is Dublin Lawyer (lobster cooked in whiskey and cream). Salmon and cod are perhaps the two most common types of fish eaten. Carrageen moss and dulse (both types of red algae) are commonly used in Irish seafood dishes. Seaweed, by contrast,
Moss people Moss people The moss people or moss folk (, "moss folk", "wilde Leute", "wild folk"), also referred to as the wood people or wood folk ("Holzleute", "wood folk") or forest folk ("Waldleute", "forest-folk"), are a class of fairy folk, variously compared to dwarves, elves, or spirits, described in the folklore of Germany as having an intimate connection to trees and the forest. In German the words "Schrat" and "Waldschrat" are also used for a moss person. (Compare Old Norse "skratti", "goblin".) The diminutive "Schrätlein" also serves as synonym for a nightmare creature. They are sometimes described as similar to dwarves,