Whitechurch, County Cork

Whitechurch is a village and townland in County Cork, Ireland, about 11 km north of Cork city. It forms part of the Dáil constituency of Cork North Central. As of the 2022 census, Whitechurch village had a population of 719 people.

History
There are a number of standing stone and ringfort sites in Whitechurch townland, and the neighbouring townlands of Farranastig and Ballinvarrig. The former Church of Ireland church, now a ruin in the northwest corner of Whitechurch cemetery, was built in 1774 on the site of an earlier structure. The current Catholic church, a 20th century building, was built on the site of an earlier 19th century chapel. Nearby is a belfry, designed to resemble an Irish round tower, which was built c. 1833.

Amenities
Within the village is a pub, shop and petrol station. To the west of the village is the local national (primary) school. As of 2022, Whitechurch National School (Scoil Phádraig Naofa) had an enrollment of 323 pupils.

The grounds of the local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Whitechurch GAA, are near the national school. Rockmount A.F.C., an amateur association football (soccer) club in the Munster Senior League, are also based in Whitechurch.