 There is also a Roman Catholic parish in Whitehall, also taking in the townlands of Santry, Larkhill and to a lesser extent Artane West and Artane South, and part of Artane North, and served by the Church of the Holy Child on the old airport road.This church was blessed by Pope John Paul II as his motorcade passed by during his visit to Ireland in 1979.The nearest Church of Ireland churches would be Coolock or St. Pappan's in Santry.