Survey Data
Reg No
15309015
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Social
Original Use
Handball alley
In Use As
Handball alley
Date
1905 - 1915
Coordinates
242681, 254404
Date Recorded
06/09/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Four handball alleys, erected c.1910. Built in pairs and in a back-to-back arrangement. Smooth cement rendered walls. Located to the southwest of St. Finian's College, in shared grounds. Located to the north of Mullingar.
Appraisal
An unusually large group of handball alleys associated with St. Finian’s College (15309012). They represent the importance attached to Irish sport and the Irish national identity within the teachings of Roman Catholic Church at the time of construction.