Whitechurch, Dublin
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Whitechurch
An Teampall Geal | |
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Town | |
 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 | South Dublin |
| Elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Whitechurch (Irish: An Teampall Geal),[1] 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.[citation needed] The Catholic order Augustinian Fathers have been in the area for many years.[citation needed]