An Ceathrú Póilí
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Bookshop, Music shop, Jeweller |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | 216 Falls Road, Belfast , Northern Ireland |
Number of locations | 1 shop, 1 pop-up university shop |
Area served | Worldwide (online), Ireland and UK (in-store) |
Key people |
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| Products | Books, music, crafts, musical instruments, Celtic jewellery, paintings, artworks, stoneware, hardware, software |
Number of employees | 3 |
| Website | www.anceathrupoili.com |
An Ceathrú Póilí (English: The Fourth Policeman;[1] founded 1983[2]) is an independent bookshop based in Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich on the Falls Road in Belfast's Gaeltacht Quarter. The shop primarily sells Irish language books and Irish traditional music recordings and also sells several hundred English-language books on the topics of Irish history and politics.[3] An Ceathrú Póilí also sells Irish musical instruments, Celtic jewelry and craft.
History
[edit]1983–2010
[edit]An Ceathrú Póilí was founded in 1983 and was housed in Ardscoil Bhéal Feirste. After the Ardscoil was destroyed by fire in a 1984,[4] the shop had a nomadic existence until the founding of Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich in 1991 in the old Broadway Presbyterian Church on Falls Road. The centre was used as an Irish-medium secondary school (now Coláiste Feirste) and theatre space with the book shop located on the ground floor with An Caifé Glas (now known as Bia).
2011–present
[edit]An Ceathrú Póilí was renovated in 2011 with Irish president Mary McAleese re-opening the cultural centre in 2011.[5] The shop began selling online in September 2016. It hosts regular book launches in collaboration with publishers Coiscéim, Cló Iar-Chonnacht and An Gúm.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Zenker, Olaf (2013). "Chapter 3: Fáilte Isteach / Welcome In". Big Compilation Book with Many Chapters and Distinct Chapter Authors. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-0-85745-913-8.
- ^ "Book Shops". Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016 – via Northern Ireland Tourist Board.
- ^ "Independent Bookshops: A UK Guide — Independent bookshops in Northern Ireland". 1 October 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2016 – via The Guardian.
- ^ Mac Aindreasa, Colm (1993). "View Of Irish Language In Belfast: Summary of background to language growth". Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2016 – via Sabhal Mòr Ostaig.
- ^ Deeds, Brendan (11 October 2011). "The New Cultúrlann: Promoting Irish through the arts and the arts through Irish in the newly refurbished Cultúrlann Mc Adam Ofiaich". Culture Northern Ireland. Retrieved 30 October 2016 – via culturenorthernireland.org.
External links
[edit]- An Ceathrú Póilí – official website.
- An Ceathrú Póilí – Facebook page