Signs of the Times (Part 2 from Belfast)

Earlier this week, I posted about surprising “products” you can find at Belfast,Northern Ireland’s St. George’s Market. 

There are other spots in Belfast that also bring a smile.  Near the law courts are two shops that offer tailoring and “Legal Clothing,”  one, appropriately enough, run by the Suitor family, and the other with the nice chosen name, Law Suit. 

In Avoca, an Irish-family run business with stores in several spots, both in north and south Ireland, I ran across another “sign of the (aging) times.”  Walking past the card collection in the shop in Belfast, I noticed an array of birthday cards, running from age 2 to … 80, 90, and yes, 100! The proportion of the population in Northern Ireland over age 65 is approaching the 20% mark.