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Diane Burke

How Belfast used to spend Saturdays in Smithfield

As the years pass us by, it can be hard to notice all the changes around us. We decided to take a look back at how many of us used to spend a typical Saturday around Smithfield from listening to the latest records to checking out what the local pet shops had to offer.

Smithfield is arguably one of the city's most historic districts that is steeped in countless memories for generations of Belfast citizens. The go-to shopping area has been home to many memorable stores and their owners that used to be part and parcel of our daily lives in times gone by.

Read more: Things you could do in 1980s Northern Ireland that you can't do now

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