Learn How to Salsa and Handle a Tarantula@ Smithfield and Union, Belfast


Smithfield and Union is one of the Belfast Quarters established by Belfast City Council in the 21st century. Initially designated the Smithfield Market and Library quarter, the current name was adopted in 2011.

Based around the north of Belfast City Centre it extends from North Street to Frederick Street and is bounded by Royal Avenue/York Street and Carrick Hill/Millfield. It houses Belfast Central Library  and two of the main daily newspapers The Irish News and The Belfast Telegraph.

Smithfield and Union contains Smithfield Market, a shopping area that dates back to the nineteenth century, and Clifton Street Poor House as well as Donegall Street Congregational Church (now occupied by the Redeemer Central church) and St Patrick's Catholic Church. Smithfield and Union also houses the recently restored St Patrick's National School which was the first Catholic National School in Belfast.’(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithfield_and_Union_Quarter,_Belfast)

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