Malin, County Donegal
Village in County Donegal, Ireland
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Malin (Irish: Málainn)[2] is a village in County Donegal, Ireland, situated 6 km (4 mi) north of Carndonagh. A further 13 km (8 mi) north further is Malin Head, the most northerly point of the island of Ireland.[3] It was a planned settlement plotted around a triangular green. Malin won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1970 and 1991.
Malin
Málainn | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Malin Bridge | |
  Malin Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 55°15′N 7°16′W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Government | |
| • Dáil constituency | Donegal |
| • EU Parliament | North–West |
| Population | |
• Total | 154 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | C467453 |
Sport
The village's GAA club, also called Malin, is considered[according to whom?] a senior football club; it is the most northern-located GAA club in Ireland.[citation needed] The Malin 5k run is held annually, and there is also a raft race which takes place to raise funds for the RNLI.[citation needed]
Tidy towns
Malin has won the Tidy Towns contest twice, and earned a Bronze in 2002.[citation needed]
Notable people
- The Rev. William Elder, politician and clergyman in Canada
- The Irish folk music trio The Henry Girls are from Malin.[4]
- Sir William McArthur, Lord Mayor of London
