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Falls Road
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Hatch
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0.1 mi$ • Quick Bites • Irish • Cafe
Loaf Catering and Cafes
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0.3 mi$ • Quick Bites • Irish • Cafe
Tuckers bakery and deli
13
0.1 mi$ • Irish • Cafe • Deli
Little Mexican Deli
16
371 ft$ • Mexican • Vegetarian Friendly • Vegan Options
Béile Blasta
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44 ft$$ - $$$ • Irish • European
Berries Coffee Shop
4
0.1 mi$ • Irish
Panda cuisine
1
0.2 miDelivery Only • Chinese • Japanese • Asian
We Knead Pizza
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0.2 miPizza
Ravenous
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0.2 miCafe • Fast Food
Happy House
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Attractions
236 within 6 miles
Culturlann MacAdam O Fiaich
99
0.2 miVisitor Centers • Art Galleries
Dunville Park
1
0.2 miParks
Irish FA Tours
396
0.8 miSpeciality Museums • Arenas & Stadiums
Peace Wall
1,237
0.6 miPoints of Interest & Landmarks
Irish Republican History Museum
126
0.5 miHistory Museums
Titanic Belfast
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2.2 miSpeciality Museums
Windsor Park
98
0.7 miPoints of Interest & Landmarks • Arenas & Stadiums
Clonard Monastery
80
0.5 miPoints of Interest & Landmarks
Áras Uí Chonghaile, James Connolly Visitor Centre
27
0.5 miHistory Museums
Grand Opera House
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0.9 miArchitectural Buildings • Theaters
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Darren S
London, UK2 contributions
Avoid this area
Jul 2020
I went along Falls Road to photograph the murals. I did not feel safe and the further I walked the more uneasy I felt. The locals were unfriendly; I stopped in a coffee shop and as soon as I spoke the server and several customers glared at me and I heard a derogatory comment along the lined of 'F****** Brit'. The coffee was almost thrown at me, and I left the shop feeling threatened. I walked a little further but decided it would be safest if I returned to the city centre. My advice; don't go into this area alone; if you want to go get an official tour with a guide for safety..
Written June 14, 2021
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Jeffry b
Essendon, Australia13,808 contributions
Flags are characteristic of Belfast
Jan 2023
The Falls Road is the Republican area of Belfast. You will see some Nationalist flags. The murals can be seen, it's part of any visit to the Falls Road. Although the Troubles are behind us, thank goodness, the Falls Road is still a Republican stronghold. Belfast is still a divided city. The flags remain characteristic of Belfast.
Written March 17, 2023
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Christopher B
Manchester, UK41 contributions
The Falls Road
Aug 2022 • Solo
I walked here from City Hall. Walking time of about 25-30 minutes. As someone who holds a British passport, I did not once feel uncomfortable walking around here. This is a republican/ nationalist area. If you can't accept that, then stay away. Some British people come here and are unsettled by what they see, what do they expect to find? Come here and learn about the history of this important area.
Written August 17, 2022
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paul-delaware
Middletown, DE539 contributions
Capture the uneasy feeling of “peace”
Jun 2023 • Family
Our family of five stopped here as part of our private tour and found it to be interesting and a bit eerie. Even 25 years after the peace agreement, it’s clear that peace is fragile and history is deeply ingrained in the people. We checked out the murals, the “peace gate” and the “peace wall.” Well worth a stop for anyone trying to understand “The Troubles.”
Written June 17, 2023
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Pittsburgh, PA88,478 contributions
Beautiful murals
Sep 2019 • Couples
We walked around the Falls Road and enjoyed the murals. The Bobby Sands was my favorite followed by the Easter Rising. We had a few Guiness and had lunch in a local pub. Another great day.
Written October 28, 2019
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Norman J
Belfast, UK36 contributions
Frightening slum
Mar 2012
This was a mistake. I was enticed to see the "murals" which were supposed to be pictorial masterpieces. All I saw was sectarian praise of what most civilised people would consider to be murderers
Written October 28, 2012
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Departure9699
glasgow1 contribution
Must see the Falls
The Falls rd in West Belfast is a must to experience the "real" belfast. Although known as a hard core Republican area, the people extremely friendly and ive always felt safe walking around it.
Community groups comprising of local people run tours around the murals and memorial gardens in the area. These people have first hand experience of what happened during the troubles and you cannot failed to be moved by the stories. Id recommend trying to go on one of these tours rather than one run by the tourist board.
A visit to Milltown cemetry is worthwhile to see the Republican plot of the 1981 Hungerstrikers and various other monuments.
McDairmaids and Sloans bar are both good for entertainment, as is the Felons club.
Written December 21, 2004
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Steve C
Cardiff, UK1 contribution
Going back
Feb 2014 • Solo
I returned to Belfast 40 years after serving there as a soilder. I walked into the Adoyne (five minute walk from the Falls) where I once patrolled as a young army commando. I felt a strange feeling and lots of memories came rushing back. I felt very insecure on my own as there was always four of us in my patrol all those years ago,but at the same time I wanted to say hello to someone and talk about what it was like to grow up through the troubles and hopefully shake their hand after sharing a pint.. I will go back again and hopefully put a few ghosts to rest after sharing a pint with someone who saw me as the enemy..........is there still no go areas for ex soilders
Written October 28, 2014
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Johnny B
Belfast, UK16 contributions
Stay away
Apr 2014
Wouldn't go near the place. Full of scumbags and crack heads. All murals portray IRA as victims when in fact they are the victim makers
Written July 6, 2014
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27twinkle
Belfast, UK121 contributions
Dire stretch of a run down area
Dec 2014 • Friends
I recently took two young friends visiting from Germany for a car trip along the Falls and they were not impressed at all. All they got from viewing the murals was the evidence of the glorification of murderers that is allowed here.

They told me that in their homeland the youth seek to disconnect from the bloodstained past their parents and grandparents lived through, that people who kill women and children for any reason at all deserve no honour.

Their reaction embarrassed me but they are wise words indeed. Why do we portray murderers as heroes in parts of this city?

This belongs in the past. Avoid.
Written January 4, 2015
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