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Falls Road, Belfast
| Irish: Bóthar na bhFál Ulster-Scots: Faas Raa | |
 Falls Road looking towards Divis flats and the city centre | |
  Shown within Greater Belfast | |
| Native name | Bóthar na bhFál (Irish) |
|---|---|
| Maintained by | Belfast City Council |
| Length | 1,600 m (5,200 ft) |
| Location | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Postal code | BT12 |
| Coordinates | 54°35′36″N 5°57′30″W / 54.59347°N 5.95823°W |
| Northeast end | Divis Street |
| Southwest end | Andersonstown Road |
| Other | |
| Known for | Numerous murals, Irish republican community |
The Falls Road (from Irish túath na bhFál 'territory of the enclosures'[1]) is the main road through West Belfast, Northern Ireland, running from Divis Street in Belfast City Centre to Andersonstown in the suburbs. The name has been synonymous for at least a century and a half with the Catholic community in the city. The road is usually referred to as the Falls Road, rather than as Falls Road. It is known in Irish as the Bóthar na bhFál and as the Faas Raa in Ulster-Scots.[2]
- ^ "PlaceNames NI: Falls". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ Language/Cultural Diversity – Irish Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure Archived 7 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine, dcalni.gov.uk; accessed 30 March 2015.
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