"The Bru", Shankill Jobs & Benefits Centre
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"The Bru", Shankill Jobs & Benefits Centre
Image: © Dean Molyneaux Taken: 26 Aug 2009
On Snugville Street. The term 'bru' for a Jobcentre is very much unique to Belfast - particularly the west of the city. It derives from the days when an Employment Exchange was known as a 'bureau' - 'bru' being a comical mispronunciation of the word. The term was popularised in a BBC comedy series by James Young in the 1970s ("Our Jimmie").
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Image Location
Latitude
54.604843
Longitude
-5.949657