The Library Quarter, sometimes referred to as Scotch Quarter and Press Quarter, is the area of
Belfast City Centre,
Northern Ireland
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, located around
Belfast Central Library
Belfast Central Library is a public library in Royal Avenue, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Opened in 1888, it was one of the first major public library buildings in Ireland.
A competition for the design of the building was won by architect Will ...
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
The ''Belfast Telegraph'' is a daily newspaper published in Belfast, Northern Ireland, by Independent News & Media, which also publishes the Irish Independent, the Sunday Independent and various other newspapers and magazines in Ireland. Its e ...
'' and the ''
Irish News
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* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the island and the sovereign state
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''. They both moved their operations to other premises. This quarter is now considered part of the larger
Smithfield and Union Quarter, Belfast.
References
Quarters of Belfast
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