Churchill, County Donegal
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Church Hill
Mín an Lábáin | |
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| Area code | 074 |
| Irish Grid Reference | C068159 |
Church Hill, historically known as Minalaban (Irish: Mín an Lábáin),[1] is a small village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. The village is 8 miles (13 km) from Letterkenny. The village's name is derived from its location on a small hilltop.
Church Hill has a post office, one
tea room and two pubs. The local Catholic church is located a mile away while there is a Church of Ireland
located in the village itself.
Heritage and culture
Nearby places of interest include the Colmcille Heritage Centre, the Glebe House and Gallery, Glenveagh Castle and Newmills Corn and Flax Mills.[citation needed]
The Churchill Fair takes place on the third weekend in July.[citation needed]
People
The landscape and portrait painter Derek Hill lived and worked in Churchill until 1954. He presented his house and his art collection to the Irish state in 1981.
See also
- List of populated places in Ireland
- Churchill railway station
References
- ^ "Mín an Lábáin/Church Hill". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
