Survey Data
Reg No
40403003
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Social, Technical
Original Use
Handball alley
In Use As
Handball alley
Date
1920 - 1960
Coordinates
230788, 291807
Date Recorded
24/07/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding handball alley, erected c.1940, having stepped profile to top of wall, buttresses to exterior elevations and lean-to outbuilding to rear. Rendered walls, having unrendered concrete breeze blocks to north-west elevation.
Appraisal
Handball was one of the sports promoted by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and was very popular throughout Ireland during the first half of the twentieth century when most towns and villages constructed a handball alley. The decline in popularity of the sport in the latter half of the twentieth century resulted in their disuse and sometimes demolition, with the result that they are becoming increasingly rare. This well maintained example retains its tradtional form and fabric and makes an eyecatching addition to its setting's historic character.