Whitehall, Dublin
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Whitehall Fionnbhrú
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 Whitehall
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| Coordinates: 53°23′12″N 6°14′54″W / 53.38672°N 6.24828°WCoordinates: 53°23′12″N 6°14′54″W / 53.38672°N 6.24828°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Dublin |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (GMT) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | O166388 |
Whitehall (Irish: Fionnbhrú) is a Northside suburb of Dublin City, Ireland.
Whitehall is on the northern outskirts of Dublin's inner city, located on the N1 road leading to Dublin Airport, Swords and Belfast, between Santry and Drumcondra. North of Whitehall, the N1 becomes a motorway, the M1. The area is adjacent to the major public Beaumont Hospital and to Dublin City University on Collins Avenue.
Whitehall takes its name from a house named White Hall, formerly located to the south of the village on Drumcondra Road Upper. The area commonly known as Whitehall Cross, at the intersection of the Swords Road (N1) (north-south) and Collins Avenue (east-west), is in the townland of Clonturk, and was formerly the site of a public house called The Thatch, whose memory is preserved in the name of a nearby road.
Whitehall College of Further Education is situated on the old site of Whitehall House. Whitehall College was originally named Whitehall House Secretarial School when it was established in 1970 but has since changed its name to Whitehall College of Further Education to reflects its provision of courses. The college has moved to Mobhi Road from its Swords Road building.
Other most notable features in the area are
Plunket College of Further Education, St. Aidan's Christian Brothers School (whose past pupils include the former Irish Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern and the international footballer Liam Brady), and the Holy Child Girls national school,designed by Robinson and Keefe Architects. The Holy Child boys National School is a similar building designed by the same Architects. Margret Aylward School is a girls secondary school beside ellenfield park and whitehall church.
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