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Churchill, County Donegal

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Country
  
Ireland

Time zone
  
WET (UTC+0)

Local time
  
Friday 12:08 PM

Area code
  
074

County
  
County Donegal

Irish Grid Reference
  
C068159

Province
  
Ulster

Churchill, County Donegal

Weather
  
4°C, Wind NE at 23 km/h, 89% Humidity

Church Hill, historically known as Minalaban (Irish: Mín an Lábáin), is a small village located 8 miles from County Donegal's largest town of Letterkenny, Ireland. The village's name is derived from its location on a small hilltop.

Contents

Map of Church Hill, Co. Donegal, Ireland

The village boasts a post office, one grocery shop, a take away and three pubs. The local Catholic church is located a mile away while there is a Church of Ireland located in the village itself.

Churchill Fair

The fair takes place on the third weekend in July.

Places of interest

Nearby attractions include the Colmcille Heritage Centre, the Glebe House and Gallery, Glenveagh Castle and Newmills Corn and Flax Mills.

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.

References

Churchill, County Donegal Wikipedia