Saint Patrick's College [set of 4], Maynooth, County Kildare

Saint Patrick's College, Parson Street, Maynooth, County Kildare

There were 4 sets of handball alleys on the campus of St. Patrick’s College, with a total of 16 alleys.
The 1838 ordnance survey shows:
– 6 alleys in a back-to-back row 3 alleys long, to the west of the Hospital in the northern area of the campus
– 4 alleys in a back-to-back row 2 alleys long, to the west of the Junior College in the southern area of the campus.
The 1912 ordnance survey shows both of these sets of alleys and an additional two sets of alleys
- a pair of 2 alleys back to back on the green area directly in front (south) of the Junior College
- a set of 4 alleys back to back on an extension to the college grounds to the north
The pair in front of the Junior College is not shown on the 1940 ordnance survey.
These photographs show the 4 alleys in the extended area to the north. They are partly-demolished and overgrown. Other photographs by E.Timoney, June 2010
Top photograph from National Inventory of Architectural Heritage