Stephen Street, Sligo Town

This map/drawing dated 1791 from the Markree Papers of the Cooper Estate (in National Library of Ireland) was provided by K. Whelan courtesy of A.Horner. M.Lang has identified the probable location – using minutes from the Sligo Borough (1762) mentioned in Wood-Martin's history of Sligo, Pigot's Commerical Directory of Sligo Town (1824) – as to behind the terrace of houses to the right of the former Methodist church in this photograph from National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Read More......

Kilmacteige, Aclare, Co Sligo

Kilmacteige, Aclare, Co Sligo, photographed by S.Ryan with J.Gaffney, Aug 2008 (RIP), and by N.Mc Dermott, October 2010.

Following text and photograph view from road from http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=SL®no=32315009
1890 - 1910
Detached stone handball alley, built c. 1900. Uncoursed rubble limestone walling, interior faces smooth-rendered. Concrete floor. Concrete changing facility and viewing platform added to east end c. 1930.
This is a well-built example of a traditional handball alley with substantial rubble stone walling. Once a dominant feature in the Irish countryside, good examples are becoming increasingly rare.

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Nancy's Corner, Beltra, Co. Sligo

Nancy's Corner, Beltra, Co. Sligo [demolished]
Photographed, Sept 09 by A.Ryan.
Alley formerly located next to stream about 20ft below ground level. No trace of alley today.
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Ballynacarrow, Co.Sligo

Ballynacarrow, Co.Sligo
Photographed Sept 09, by A.Ryan
Handball used to be played against gable of this terrace of houses. Window added to gable at later stage.
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Skreen, Co.Sligo

Skreen, Co.Sligo
Photographed by A.Ryan, Sept 09
A disco used to take place in this alley. This message on Sligo Heritage and History facebook-page in February 2024 is probably referring to this alley: "There's a handball alley in Skreen just down the road from where I grew up. My dad used to play there as a kid in the 50's. My 97 year old great uncle who has been living in Australia since 1950 mentioned how there used to be fairs and community events at the ball alley."
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Ballygawley,Co.Sligo

Ballygawley,Co.Sligo
Photographed Sept 09, by A.Ryan
Alley located at entrance to newly finished but unoccupied housing estate.
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Sooey, Co.Sligo

Sooey, Co.Sligo [demolished]
Photographed by A.Ryan Sept 09.
Alley was located on site of current 2-storey house, not far from pub [pink].
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Bloomfield, Co. Sligo

Bloomfield, near Sooey, Co. Sligo
Photographed Sept 09 by A.Ryan
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Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo

Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo
Photographed Sept 09 by A.Ryan
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Johnsport, Lissadell, Co. Sligo

Johnsport, Lissadell, Co.Sligo
Photographed Sept 09 by A.Ryan.
Alley built in 1931 on land provided by nearby Lissadell Estate. Alley built within ruins of older complex of structures, possibly of a house lived in by a family of the name Jones.
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