Reg No
14813010
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Cultural, Social
Original Use
Handball alley
In Use As
Handball alley
Date
1900 - 1940
Coordinates
236733, 218268
Date Recorded
19/08/2004
Date Updated
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Handball alley, built c.1920, with rendered and concrete walls. Concrete slabs to floor. Shamrock detail incised into north wall.
This handball alley, located in the centre of the village green, is a focal point of Killeigh. Handball alleys are representative of Ireland's social history. During Ireland's emergence as an independent nation, the sport increased in popularity. From the late nineteenth century onwards, courts were erected in many villages and towns, creating centres of communal recreation. During the latter part of the twentieth century handball alleys' appeal waned with the result that many alleys have since fallen into disrepair due to disuse and neglect.