Sentence:  In Kilkenny City, there was also a tennis court in existence by 1798. This court later became known as a racket court and then a <WSD>ball alley</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A place for playing handball, ranging in structure from a patch of hard flat ground beside a gable to an indoor four-walled court similar to a squash court