Whitechurch, County Dublin

Whitechurch
Teampaill Ghil
Town
Whitechurch

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 53°10′N 6°10′W / 53.16°N 6.17°W / 53.16; -6.17Coordinates: 53°10′N 6°10′W / 53.16°N 6.17°W / 53.16; -6.17
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County South Dublin
Elevation 54 m (177 ft)
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)

Whitechurch (Irish: Teampaill Ghil), on the south side of Dublin, situated south of Ballyboden in Rathfarnham at the foot of the Dublin mountains, derives 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 who arrived in Ireland in the 18th century. This community had a church in Kevin St but have now died out. The Catholic order Augustinian Fathers have been in the area for many years.

Whitechurch (Church of Ireland) Parish Church (1827)

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