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Whitehall Church

Church of the Holy Child, Whitehall

WhitehallScholarly Italianate, red brick with granite dressings

This church is still ahead. Its chapter will be written when its visit comes.

§What is known
Built
1957 · Robinson Keefe and Devane
Style
Scholarly Italianate, red brick with granite dressings
Dedication
Holy Child

Mass times

Sunday
10:30 AM · 12:30 PM
Saturday
7:00 PM
Monday
9:15 AM (Weekday Mass)
Tuesday
9:15 AM (Weekday Mass)
Wednesday
9:15 AM (Weekday Mass)
Thursday
9:15 AM (Weekday Mass)
Friday
9:15 AM (Weekday Mass)
§Where
Address
The Thatch Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9, D09 E2R2 · D09 E2R2

No photographs yet — the essay appears only after the visit.

§Notes

Fragments gathered while researching this church: stories, curiosities, people and dates.

Timeline

  • 1944
    Temporary church erected A temporary church was erected to serve the growing Whitehall area, later replaced by the present building.
  • 1955
    Foundation stone laid The foundation stone of the present church was laid in November 1955.
  • 1957
    Church dedicated The completed church was dedicated by Archbishop John Charles McQuaid on 1 December 1957.

People

  • Robinson Keefe and Devane Architects of the church — Dublin architectural practice that designed the 1955 to 1957 church building.
  • John Charles McQuaid Archbishop of Dublin who dedicated the church — Dedicated the completed church on 1 December 1957.