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Whitehall Church
Church of the Holy Child, Whitehall
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
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1944
Temporary church erected A temporary church was erected to serve the growing Whitehall area, later replaced by the present building.
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1955
Foundation stone laid The foundation stone of the present church was laid in November 1955.
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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.