Whitegate, County Clare

Whitegate
An Geata Bán (Irish)
Village
Shops and pubs in Whitegate village
Shops and pubs in Whitegate village
Whitegate is located in Ireland
Whitegate
Whitegate
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°57′00″N 8°22′24″W / 52.95°N 8.3734°W / 52.95; -8.3734
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Clare
Population181
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceR746888

Whitegate (Irish: An Geata Bán, meaning 'the white gate')[2] is a village on the R352 regional road in northeastern County Clare, Ireland.

Former church in Whitegate. A smaller church was built across the road.

It is part of the Catholic parish Mountshannon-Whitegate. The former local church, which had been in disuse for some years, is now a warehouse and lumberyard. A newer church was erected in 1969.

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Census Interactive Map – Towns: Whitegate". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  2. ^ "An Geata Bán / Whitegate". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 13 January 2021.