Library Quarter, Belfast

The Library Quarter, sometimes referred to as Scotch Quarter and Press Quarter, is the area of Belfast City Centre^[1]^[2] located around Belfast Central Library on Royal Avenue. The Library Quarter is bounded by Royal Avenue, Donegall Street, Carrick Hill and North Street. Other important buildings in the area include those previously occupied by the two main regional newspapers, the Belfast Telegraph and the Irish News. They both moved their operations to other premises.^[3] This quarter is now considered part of the larger Smithfield and Union Quarter, Belfast.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Carden, S. (2011). Framing Belfast: Two halves, seven Quarters, one shared future. Paper presented at CRESC Annual Conference 2011: Framing the City, Manchester, United Kingdom.
^ Moriarty, Máiréad (28 July 2015). Globalizing Language Policy and Planning: An Irish Language Perspective. Springer. pp. no pag. ISBN 978-1-137-00561-8.
^ Kelly, James (27 May 2023). "Irish News move marks the end of Belfast's Fleet Street". BBC NI News. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ "Belfast's Quarters". Ireland. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

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[1] Carden, S. (2011). Framing Belfast: Two halves, seven Quarters, one shared future. Paper presented at CRESC Annual Conference 2011: Framing the City, Manchester, United Kingdom.

[2] Moriarty, Máiréad (28 July 2015). Globalizing Language Policy and Planning: An Irish Language Perspective. Springer. pp. no pag. ISBN 978-1-137-00561-8.

[3] Kelly, James (27 May 2023). "Irish News move marks the end of Belfast's Fleet Street". BBC NI News. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

[4] "Belfast's Quarters". Ireland. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

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