ne vin ▁C emetery ▁on ▁ 3 ▁May ▁in ▁grave ▁number ▁VB ▁ 1 0 0 ▁South ▁Section . ▁After ▁consult ation ▁with ▁the ▁Wh el an ▁family , ▁a ▁mem orial ▁stone ▁was ▁ere cted ▁there ▁by ▁The ▁National ▁Gra ves ▁Association ▁and ▁un ve iled ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁Wh el an ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁Medal . ▁ ▁Wh el an ▁House ▁▁ ▁Wh el an ▁House ▁in ▁Th orn castle ▁Street , ▁R ings end , ▁the ▁street ▁where ▁Wh el an ▁was ▁born , ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁named ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁him . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁next ▁door ▁to ▁O ' R ah illy ▁House , ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁The ▁O ' R ah illy . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁Wh el an ▁House ▁is ▁St . ▁Patrick ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁R ings end , ▁where ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁over look s ▁the ▁canal . ▁This ▁statue ▁was ▁don ated ▁by ▁Patrick ' s ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Thomas ▁A . ▁Wh el an ▁( 1 ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁– ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 0 ), ▁who ▁founded ▁the ▁R ings end ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Young ▁Men ' s ▁Society ▁( C Y MS ). ▁The ▁statue , ▁made ▁by ▁Ear ley ▁and ▁Company ▁( 1 8 6 1 – 1 9