Churchill, County Donegal (original) (raw)
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Village in County Donegal, Ireland
Village in Ulster, Ireland
| Church Hill Mín an Lábáin | |
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| Village | |
 The village is on the R251 road |
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  Church HillLocation in Ireland |
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| Coordinates: 54°59′24″N 7°53′30″W / 54.98995°N 7.891591°W / 54.98995; -7.891591 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Donegal |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| 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 off license, a takeaway restaurant, a 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
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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_]
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.
- ^ "Mín an Lábáin/Church Hill". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 17 April 2022.