Church Hill, historically known as Minalaban (), is a small village and

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, Ireland. The village is from

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. 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

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and two

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s. The local Catholic church is located a mile away while there is a

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located in the village itself.

Heritage and culture

Nearby places of interest include the Colmcille Heritage Centre, the

Glebe House and Gallery A glebe (, also known as church furlong, rectory manor or parson's close(s)) is an area of land within an ecclesiastical parish used to support a parish priest. The land may be owned by the church, or its profits may be reserved to the church. ...

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and Newmills Corn and Flax Mills. The Churchill Fair takes place on the third weekend in July.

People

The

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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.

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Heritage and culture

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