placenames1901 census
9People recorded
2Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Goodwin 5
- Bell 4
Whitechurch
An Teampall Geal
A later western tower explains the ruin’s association with a castle.
Recorded locationWhitechurch53.28877° N · 6.60567° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- An Teampall Geal · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Whitechurch · English · main form
Place & story
Church and tower
Whitechurch’s ruined church stands in a graveyard, with a rectangular tower attached to its western end. The National Monuments Service identifies the tower as a later addition, entered from the church. A narrow turret at its south-west corner contained a spiral stair, and one upper level had a vaulted ceiling. The main church was built from irregular limestone blocks; projecting stones inside its south wall suggest a former division between nave and chancel. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Kildare
- Barony
- Naas North
- Civil parish
- Whitechurch
- Coordinates
- 53.28877, -6.60567
- Mapped area
- 0.3 km²
- Logainm ID
- 25698 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
9People recorded
2Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Finn 5
- Barrett 4
1926 census
5People recorded
2Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Mangan 4
- Barrett 1
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Whitechurch. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Whitechurch church, KD014-022001, uploaded10June2011 · Gearóid Conroy, National Monuments Service
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2018-08-23. How this page was prepared.