Roundfort, Co. Mayo

Back to back alley on grounds of former primary school in Roundfort, Co. Mayo. Photographed by E. Timoney, December 2024. Read More......

Belmullet, Co. Mayo

Belmullet, Co. Mayo
Top two photographs by E. Kennedy (renowned handball player), Aug 2023. Third photograph provided by R. Mangan, July 2013. Fourth photograph by Neil Mc Dermott 2008. This alley is located beside Páirc Beo and the children's playground, adjacent to An Lárionad Cathrach (the civic centre) and town car park. It is still in use. The mural 'Dúlra agus Dúchas' is by visual artist James Kirwan and depicts aspects of local heritage and biodiversity. See newspaper article. .
Read More......

Tooleague, Kilasser, Co. Mayo

Tooleague, Killasser, Swinford Co. Mayo
Photographed by G. Loughran, Feb 2014 and T. O'Malley (via E. Timoney) Aug 2023 (top). Read More......

Barrack Street, off Rush Street, Castlebar, Co. Mayo

Barrack Street, off Rush Street, Castlebar, Co. Mayo Photographs and information provided by M. Coady, February 2022 The alley was built after the Famine and was donated by Lord Lucan to the people of Castlebar and previously faced the opposite way. It was roofed and upgraded in 1975 and is still owned by the Parish. Great handballers played there, Mayo's Paddy Bollingbroke, Mickey Walsh, Peter McGee among others. Read More......

Bushfield, Charlestown, Co. Mayo

Bushfield, Charlestown, Co. Mayo
Top photograph provided by R.Lynch Aug 2021, via E. Timoney. Remainder of photographs and information provided by E. O'Brien, August 2012 This alley is included on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage in 2010
The handball alley is located at Bushfield, Charlestown, County Mayo. The original alley was in use circa 1870. The present alley was built on the same site – but faced in the opposite direction, in the early 1930’s. The late Thomas O’Brien purchased the land on which the ball alley is built in 1930. He donated the additional land required for the new alley. The alley was played in extensively until very recently. It is now very much in need of repair to preserve it as part of our heritage. It is a landmark in the townland of Tomboholla (Bushfield); it must be preserved and not replaced." E. O'Brien Read More......

Cloonfinish, Kilasser, Co.Mayo

Top photograph provided by P. Fitzpatrick in August 2021, lower photograph from Photo from website Old Handball Alleys, dated 2001 http://www.castlebar.ie/photos/the-west/handball-alleys/gallery/index/DSC02880.html

This alley is included on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Read More......

Cloonlagheen, Partry, Co. Mayo

Cloonlagheen, Partry, Co. Mayo, photographs provided by M.Lang and taken in July 2018 and again in August 2019 after a clean-up
Read More......

Foxford (Moyview), Co.Mayo

This alley is located at Moyview, beside the former Garda Station
Photographs provided by T. O'Malley (2nd photo), Jan 2019 and by E. Timoney in Jan 2020.

Read More......

Carnaclay, Co. Mayo

This alley is located about 2 miles outside Westport. Photographed by M. Connolly, Feb 2019 Read More......

Kilbride, Bonniconlon, Co. Mayo

Kilbride, Bonniconlon, Co. Mayo
Photographed by G.Loughran, May 2013 Read More......