Whitegate, County Clare

Whitegate
An Geata Bán (Irish)
Village
Shops and pubs in Whitegate village
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.

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 has been erected in 1969.

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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.