The Abbey School, Tipperary Town

Alley on grounds of The Abbey School, Tipperary Town. Photographed R.Ryan, July 2025 Read More......

Goortahoola, Co. Tipperary

Goortahoola, Co. Tipperary
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Clogheen, Co. Tipperary (demolished)

Location of demolished alley photographed in Nov 2008
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Thurles CBS, Co. Tipperary

Photographs of alleys at this CBS school in Thurles, showing walls now plastered for playing hurling. Photographs by N. Cahill, Jan 2019. Top photographs provided in Feb 2021,  Read More......

Ballinalard, Co. Tipperary

Ballinalard, Co. Tipperary Photographed in Dec 2008 by T.J. Ryan and in Feb 2014 (flooded) by Á. Ryan This alley is built in a now disused quarry. It was played in up until the 1980s. Read More......

Goold's Cross, Co. Tipperary

Goold's Cross, Co. Tipperary Photographs and information provided by A.Ryan, Feb 2014 This alley is built into the wall of a bridge over a small stream and adjacent low lying land. Only the back (play) wall of the alley remains, although it is suspected that a floor exists under the current overgrowth. The alley was last used circa. 1964. In 1977 efforts were made to clean it up (new floor added) in order to reopen it, with the assistance of funding offered for this purpose at the time. However, funding was refused on the basis that a new alley was planned for nearby Clonoulty. The latter was never built. It is thought that a cooper lived on the site next to the handball alley many generations ago, and that the alley was at the entrance to a small quarry. (information gathered from local people R.Butler and J. Ryan) Read More......

Pallottine College, Thurles, County Tipperary

 
Photographs by R.Ryan in July 07 and aeriel view by B. Moynes in March 2013.
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Rockwell College, Co. Tipperary

Rockwell College, Co. Tipperary
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Cashel, Co. Tipperary

Cashel, Co. Tipperary
Photograph provided by G. Loughran, April 2011 Historical information provided by M. Carrie, March 2023. Historical photograph is featured in article titled 'How idea of building an alley came about', and shows official opening of the alley in 1975 by a Brother Malone. Other men in photograph are Joe Joe Moloney, John O'Leary and Sean Ó Duibhir. In addition to an alley at the RIC Barracks,there was another unroofed alley on the site of the library between 1935 and 1960. The short histories describe those involved in building this alley, as well as the 1975 alley. The latter was built as a tribute to a local man – Monto Carrie. As his nephew describes; Monto is an uncle of mine. He was killed in road traffic accident going to a juvenile GAA match in August 1973. He was coach of team due to play. He was 36 years old. He was chairman of the local GAA club and is generally credited with building the foundations of a great juvenile GAA club that reaped tremendous success in hurling and football through late 1960s and 1970s. Many of those players went on to represent Tipperary and won All Ireland honours at minor, under 21 and senior hurling. Monto also played a significant leadership role in healing a rift that devided the club into two separate entities in early 60s.

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Lagganstown, Co. Tipperary

Lagganstown, Co. Tipperary
Photographed by A.Ryan, August 2008
and by Cyril Fitzgerald after the restoration works that took place in August 2010
Adjacent to old school. Gate from school garden blocked up when alley extended. Date on old school 1889

Note from Cyril Fitzgerald, March 2011
Lagganstown Handball Alley was restored by the local community in August 2010. To relaunch the alley, we held a barbeque on Sunday 29th August 2010 which was a massive success. We had a blessing from a local priest followed by a chat from a local historian. Read More......