Whitechurch
An Teampall Geal (Irish) | |
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Village | |
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)) |
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]
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]
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]