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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
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
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Donegal
Government
  Dáil ÉireannDonegal
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Area code(s)074
Irish Grid ReferenceC068159

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



References


  1. "Mín an Lábáin/Church Hill". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 17 April 2022.

На других языках


- [en] Churchill, County Donegal

[ru] Черчилл (Донегол)

Черчилл[1] (англ. Churchill, также Church Hill, Minalaban; ирл. Mín an Lábáin[2]) — деревня в Ирландии, находится в графстве Донегол (провинция Ольстер).



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