Churchill, County Donegal
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| Churchill Mín an Lábáin |
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| Irish grid reference C068159 |
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| Province: | Ulster | |
| County: | County Donegal | |
| Dáil Éireann: | Donegal North East | |
| Dialling code: | 074 | |
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- For other places and people of the same name, see Churchill (disambiguation).
Churchill (Irish: Mín an Lábáin) is a small village located 8 miles from County Donegal's largest town of Letterkenny. The village's name is derived from its location on a small hilltop.
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.
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[edit] Places of interest
Nearby attractions include the Colmcille Heritage Centre, the Glebe House and Gallery, Glenveagh Castle and Newmills Corn and Flax Mills.
[edit] 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.
