Whitehall, Dublin
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Whitehall (Irish: Fionnbhrú) is a Northside suburb of Dublin City, Ireland.
Whitehall is a residential area on the northern outskirts of Dublin's inner city, located near the M1 motorway leading to Dublin Airport, Swords and Belfast. It is situated between the suburbs of Santry, Drumcondra and Glasnevin. North of Whitehall, the M1 motorway begins at its junction with the M50, past the Dublin Port Tunnel's northern entrance. The area is adjacent to the major public Beaumont Hospital and to Dublin City University on Collins Avenue.
Etymology
Whitehall takes its name from a house named White Hall, formerly located to the south of the village on Drumcondra Road Upper. The area commonly known as Whitehall Cross, at the intersection of Swords Road (R132) (north-south) and Collins Avenue (east-west), is in the
Education
Whitehall College of Further Education is situated on the old site of Whitehall House. Whitehall College was originally named Whitehall House Secretarial School when it was established in 1970 but has since changed its name to Whitehall College of Further Education to reflect its provision of courses. The college has moved to Mobhi Road from its Swords Road building.
Also in the area are
Churches
The Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Child (often called Whitehall Church), parish of Whitehall-Larkhill-Santry is a large redbrick church designed by John Robinson of Robinson Keefe and Devane Architects which is a well-known landmark to travellers on the N1. The tower, when viewed from Home Farm, is carefully located to stand on the top of a hill on the axis of the road leaving the city. This church is similar in many respects to Galway Cathedral designed by the same Architect. Before the opening of the Church in Whitehall, the area was served by a temporary church in Larkhill, known as the "Tin Church".
Sport
National sporting interests are represented by
Whitehall Colmcille's Clubhouse on Collin's Ave, was a former tennis club (Thorndale), and the club uses Ellenfield Park for its games, the Club have developed new pitches at Whitehall Cross on land formerly a farm but was used for the construction of the Port Tunnel.
Whitehall Rangers A.F.C. are a soccer club in the area. Whitehall Rangers Ladies are playing intermediate football. Whitehall Celtic is a football club which is an Athletic Union League team based in the area.
Dublin Archers practice in Plunket College grounds in Whitehall.
The Whitehall Stadium is in Whitehall, Dublin, which borders Drumcondra and is home to the club Home Farm.
People
- Luke Kelly, a member of The Dubliners lived in Whitehall during his childhood.[3] In September 1988 a monument was erected to commemorate Kelly in the Larkhill area of Whitehalll.[4]
History
Civil War
In the aftermath of the killing of
Another site in Whitehall from the Civil War is the Memorial stone to Martin Hogan on Grace Park Road whose body was found dumped there on 22 August 1923.[9]
Whitehall Grand Cinema
The Whitehall Grand Cinema opened in July 1954 on Collins Avenue. Seating 1000 patrons, it was used as a bingo while still a cinema, it ceased functioning as a cinema in 1974, and was purchased by Gael Linn who operated it as a bingo hall. It still serves as a bingo hall to this day.
See also
- List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
References
- ^ https://www.citypopulation.de/php/ireland-dublin.php From Census 2016 - Includes population of electoral divisions: Whitehall A, B % C
- ^ "Mapviewer". Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ Boyd, Brian (23 October 1999). "Beyond the legend". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Funding allocated for commemoration of Luke Kelly memorial". 27 January 2018.
- ^ Forgotten Free State atrocities in Dublin An Phoblacht, 3 August 2006.
- ^ Colley and Cole Murder at Yellow Road
- ISBN 9781137425706.
- ISBN 9780691161242.
- ^ "Civilians Killed during Civil War".[dead link]