Whitechurch (Irish: An Teampall Geal)[2] is a village and townland in County Cork, Ireland, about 11 km north of Cork city. It forms part of the Dáil constituency of Cork North Central.[3] As of the 2022 census, Whitechurch village had a population of 719 people.[1]
Whitechurch
An Teampall Geal (Irish) | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Whitechurch Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°58′53″N 8°30′50″W / 51.98139°N 8.51389°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Population | 719 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
History edit
There are a number of standing stone and ringfort sites in Whitechurch townland, and the neighbouring townlands of Farranastig and Ballinvarrig.[4] The former Church of Ireland church, now a ruin in the northwest corner of Whitechurch cemetery, was built in 1774 on the site of an earlier structure.[4][5] The current Catholic church, a 20th century building, was built on the site of an earlier 19th century chapel.[6] Nearby is a belfry, designed to resemble an Irish round tower, which was built c. 1833.[6][7][8]
Amenities edit
Within the village is a pub, shop and petrol station. To the west of the village is the local national (primary) school.[9] As of 2022, Whitechurch National School (Scoil Phádraig Naofa) had an enrollment of 323 pupils.[10]
The grounds of the local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Whitechurch GAA,[11] are near the national school.[9] Rockmount A.F.C., an amateur association football (soccer) club in the Munster Senior League, are also based in Whitechurch.[12]
References edit
- ^ a b "Census Mapping - Towns: Whitechurch - Population Snapshot". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "An Teampall Geal - Whitechurch". Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Cork North Central constituency profile: Variety of candidates hoping to woo voters in diverse area". Irish Examiner. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ a b Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. 1994.
- ^ Brady, William Maziere (1863). Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne and Ross (Volume 2). Longman, Roberts, and Green. pp. 405–407.
- ^ a b "Homily of Bishop William Crean – Bi-centenary of St. Patrick's Church, Whitechurch Sunday 11th December 2022". cloynediocese.ie. Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne. 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Works - Co. Cork, Whitechurch, Church (RC) & Round Tower". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1837). "Whitechurch". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Dublin: Lewis.
the [Catholic] chapel is a large and very neat edifice, and near it is a tower, erected in 1834 by the Rev. Mr. Horgan, in imitation of the ancient round towers peculiar to Ireland
- ^ a b Cork County Development Plan 2022 - Volume Four - South Cork (PDF) (Report). Cork County Council. 2022. p. 187.
- ^ "S N Padraig Naofa - Whitechurch National School". gov.ie. Department of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Whitechurch GAA - Cumann An Teampall Geal". whitechurchgaa.ie. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Rockmount AFC - History". rockmountafc.ie. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
Rockmount play their home games at Rockmount Park in Whitechurch, County Cork, about 12 kilometres north of Cork city centre