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The working-class enclave of Sailortown was established on partly reclaimed land in the mid-19th century and was Belfast's first waterfront village. [7] It came into being in the period when Belfast's industry expanded and flourished; Sailortown was displayed on an 1845 Belfast street map.
Following a decision of Belfast City Council in 2021, many of the streets in the area now have bilingual (English-Irish) signs. [133] Guidance on the wording of these signs is taken from the Northern Ireland Place Names Project. Examples are Ardmoulin Street-Sráid Ard an Mhuilinn, Beechmount Avenue-Ascaill Ard na bhFeá. [134]
Belfast City Centre is the central business district of Belfast, Northern Ireland.. The city centre was originally centred on the Donegall Street area. Donegall Street is now mainly a business area, but with expanding residential and entertainment development as part of the Cathedral Quarter scheme - St. Anne's, Belfast's Anglican cathedral is located here.
The continuous built-up area centred on Belfast, which is contained within these six districts, is defined as the Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area. [3] The Belfast metropolitan urban area had a population of 579,276 in 2001 [4] and a population of 626,339 in 2021, [5] or 89% of the total population of the metropolitan area.
Republican Belfast: A Political Tourist's Guide, written by an Irish republican ex prisoner Rab Kerr, is acknowledged as being the first republican tourist book written about Belfast. [ citation needed ] The book contains maps, photographs and commentary on a number of sites of political and cultural interest in 'Republican Belfast'.
The Holylands, The Holy Land or The Holyland is a residential area of inner-south Belfast, Northern Ireland.Composed of a series of streets behind The Queen's University of Belfast near to the River Lagan, the area has been dubbed 'the Holyland' from its street names: Jerusalem Street, Palestine Street, Damascus Street, Carmel Street and Cairo Street.
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Royal Avenue is a street in the heart of Belfast city centre, Northern Ireland. It runs for about 500 metres from the junction with Castle Place and Donegall Place to the junction with Donegall Street. It lies between the Cathedral Quarter and the Smithfield and Union Quarter of the city. It has been the city's principal shopping thoroughfare ...