Built in the 1690s, the establishment became known locally as the White House, serving travellers and locals alike during a transformative period in Irish history.

The White House Inn would have been a vital stopping point along the old roads of South Dublin, offering respite to weary travellers making their way through what was then a much more rural landscape. Its construction in the late 17th century coincided with significant changes in Ireland following the Williamite Wars, when new administrative structures and land ownership patterns were reshaping the countryside around Dublin.

While the original inn no longer stands, its memory persists through historical records and local knowledge, compiled by researchers Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy. The site represents one of many lost landmarks that once dotted the routes radiating from Dublin city, each with their own stories of hospitality, commerce, and community life in centuries past.