Churchill, County Donegal

Church Hill Mín an Lábáin
Village
The village is on the R251 road
Church Hill Location in Ireland
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

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

This page was last edited on 15 June 2023, at 15:02