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Whitegate, County Cork
Village on Cork Harbour, Ireland
Village on Cork Harbour, Ireland
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Whitegate |
| native_name | ga |
| native_name_lang | ga |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | Whitegate Bay - geograph.org.uk - 1385748.jpg |
| image_caption | Whitegate waterfront at low tide |
| pushpin_map | Ireland |
| pushpin_label_position | top |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Ireland |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Ireland |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Munster |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | County Cork |
| subdivision_type3 | Dáil constituency |
| subdivision_name3 | Cork East |
| subdivision_type4 | EU Parliament |
| subdivision_name4 | South |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| population_as_of | 2022 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 1,248 |
| timezone1 | WET |
| utc_offset1 | +0 |
| timezone1_DST | IST (WEST) |
| utc_offset1_DST | -1 |
| coordinates |
Whitegate () is a small village in East Cork on the eastern shore of Cork Harbour in County Cork, Ireland. It lies within the townlands of Ballincarroonig and Corkbeg. Whitegate is within the Cork East Dáil constituency.
The ruins of a 14th-century or 15th-century church lie in the grounds of Corkbeg churchyard close to Whitegate village. The current Church of Ireland parish church was built within the same churchyard in 1881.
Once a fishing port and known for lace-making, during the 20th-century Whitegate became the location for Ireland's only oil refinery. This facility, Whitegate refinery, was built on Corkbeg Island on one side of Whitegate Bay and has been owned by Irving Oil since 2016. Aghada Power Generating plant lies on the other side of the bay.
The writer William Wall grew up here, though his home, then vacant, was destroyed in a fire in 2008 in a suspected arson attack. Trabolgan Holiday Village is located nearby.
Historic estates
The Hiberno-Norman FitzGerald family (a sub-branch of the Desmond Geraldines that owned Corkbeg and Lisquinlan), were landowners in the area. Following a marriage between the FitzGerald and Uniacke families, ownership of lands at Corkbeg and Whitegate transferred to Col Robert Uniacke. After marrying Helena FitzGerald, Robert Uniacke assumed the name and arms of the FitzGeralds. Ultimately Uniacke Fitzgerald's nephew, another Col Robert Uniacke Fitzgerald, built a great house on the estate lands. The Corkbeg and Lisquinlan estates were later willed to Sir Robert Uniacke-Penrose-FitzGerald 1st Bt of Corkbeg and Lisquinlan who died 1919 without issue. Whitegate House, dating from c.1780, still stands at Whitegate.
References
References
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- "An Geata Bán / Whitegate". Placenames Database of Ireland.
- "Ballincarroonig Townland, Co. Cork". Townlands of Ireland.
- (1998). "Record of Monuments and Places - County Cork - Volume 2". Dúchas (National Monuments and Historic Properties Service).
- (1994). "Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork". Government Stationery Office.
- "Saint Michael's Church Of Ireland Church, Corkbeg, County Cork". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
- (10 September 2016). "Whitegate Refinery deal done, new owners say jobs secure". Independent News and Media.
- (18 June 2008). "Three homes damaged in fire". Irish Examiner.
- (19 June 2008). "Man arrested after arson attack". Irish Examiner.
- (12 April 2018). "It Takes A Village festival: everything you need to know". Irish Times.
- R. G. FitzGerald-Uniacke. (30 June 1912). "The FitzGeralds of Glenane, Co. Cork". Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland.
- "Whitegate House, Strand Road, Whitegate, County Cork". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
- "House - Whitegate House". NUIG Landed Estates Database.
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