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Whitechurch
An Teampall Geal | |
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Remote suburban / rural area | |
 Whitechurch Church of Ireland church dates from 1827 | |
  Whitechurch Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°10′N 6°10′W / 53.16°N 6.17°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Dublin |
| Local government area | South Dublin |
| Elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Whitechurch (Irish: An Teampall Geal)[1] is a small suburban area on the south side of County Dublin, in the local government area of South Dublin, situated south of Ballyboden, east of Edmondstown and west of Marlay Park. The greater part of the area lies north of the M50 semi-orbital motorway, with some remote parts merging into the mountainous districts of Tibradden and Kilmashogue south of the road, all at the foot of the Dublin mountains.[2] Whitechurch is usually considered to lie within the greater Rathfarnham area.
The name of the area is derived its name from a small white church in Kilmashogue, built near an ancient cairn (which is a protected monument). Little remains of the church.
The Church of Ireland parish of Whitechurch includes most of Rathfarnham including Tibradden, Larch Hill and Kilmashogue. There is a Moravian cemetery in the area which was the burial ground for the Moravian community, a Protestant sect from what is now the Czech republic that arrived in Ireland in the 18th century. This community had a church in Kevin St but has now died out. [citation needed] The Catholic order, the Augustinian Fathers, have had a presence in the area for many years.[citation needed]
A Carnegie library was built in Whitechurch in 1911 and remains in operation.[3]
There are 3 schools located in Whitechurch. Firstly, there is St. Columba's College, a private mostly boarding secondary school.[4] There are also two primary schools. Whitechurch National School is a Church of Ireland primary school connected with Whitechurch Parish and Scoil Mhuire National School is a Roman Catholic primary school linked to the Good Counsel Parish, Ballyboden.
- ^ "An Teampall Geal/Whitechurch". Logainm.ie (in Irish). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Ordnance Survey of Ireland, Phoenix Park: paper and online maps, 1837-2022
- ^ "Whitechurch Library". Knocklyon Network. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Schools". Whitechurch Parish. Retrieved 26 July 2022.