Fire Brigade, Finglas, Co. Dublin

Alley at Finglas Fire Brigade, Dublin
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CIE, Inchicore, Dublin

Photograph by William Mooney of alley on the CIE grounds in Inchicore, taken in 1985. Photograph provided Courtesy of Dublin City Library & Archive.

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Killmallock, Co. Limerick

Old 1-wall alley in Kilmallock,
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Tuam, Co. Galway

Tuam, Co. Galway
Photographed by M. Geoghegan May 2010
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New Inn, Co. Galway

New Inn, Co. Galway
Photographs provided by M. Geoghegan May 2010
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Caherlistrane, Co. Galway

Caherlistrane, Co. Galways,
Photographs provided by M. Geoghegan in May 2010
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Ballymana, Co. Galway

Ballymana, Co. Galway
Photographed by M. Geoghegan May 2010 Read More......

Anbally, Co. Galway

Site of alley in Anbally, Co. Galway
Photographs provided by M. Geoghegan May 2010 Read More......

St. Malachy's College, Belfast

St. Malachy's College, Belfast.
Photograph provided by anonymous Jan 2020 Read More......

Tooleague, Kilasser, Co. Mayo

Tooleague, Killasser, Swinford Co. Mayo
Photographed by G. Loughran, Feb 2014 Read More......

Cormeen, Co. Meath

Cormeen, Co. Meath
Photographed by E. O'Reilly, July 2009

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Gortahoola, Co. Tipperary

Goortahoola, Co. Tipperary
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Dolla, Co. Tipperary

Dolla, Co. Tipperary. Photographed 2004
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Clogheen, Co. Tipperary (demolished)

Location of demolished alley photographed in Nov 2008
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Clashmore Village, Co. Waterford

This was one of two locations in the Clashmore area where there were handball alleys. Neither alley remains today. This alley appears on the 2nd OSI haitoric maps series surveyed between 1897 and 1913.

This information was providede by L Dunne, in Nov 2018
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Na Fianna GAA, Dublin

Roofed alley at Na Fianna GAA club. Photographed by E. Timoney in Nov 2018 and Oct 2019 (with players).
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All Hallows Catholic Missionary College, Dublin

This alley was on the grounds of the former All Hallows Catholic Missionary College. The photograph is in an College Annual,that was photographed E.Timoney with permission from the All Hallows Librarian in 2019.
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Croke Park (1970) Alleys, Dublin

This alleys (one 60x30 and one 40x20) at Croke Park were purpose-built for the 1970 handball World Championships. These alleys will shortly close down down with the opening of a new Handball Centre. The signatures were written on the front wall of the 60x30 court after the 2019 Senior Softball Singles Final. Some names added are deceased friends who were great Handball enthusiasts. These photographs of the 60x30 alley were taken b E. Timoney in Oct 2019.

two wall palques list the original sponsors who helped build the alley in 1970, and the Presidents of The Irish Handball Council up to 1996. This alley was used as a training base for Mohammed Ali prior to his big fight against Al Blue Lewis in Croke Park.
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