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Quick facts for kids Whitechurch An Teampall Geal
Town
Whitechurch Church of Ireland church dates from 1827
Whitechurch Location in Ireland
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	South Dublin
Elevation	54 m (177 ft)
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Whitechurch (Irish: An Teampall Geal), 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.

Sites Of Note

Grange Golf Club
Druids Chair
Old Whitechurch Moravian cemetery
Ancient Cairn
Sarah Curran Walk
The Furry Bog Inn
Whitechurch Boxing Club

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