Malin, County Donegal

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 Bridge
Malin is located in Ireland
Malin
Malin
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 55°15′N 7°16′W
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Donegal
Government
 • Dáil constituencyDonegal
 • EU ParliamentNorth–West
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total92
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceC467453
Malin in 1996

Sport

The village's GAA club, also called Malin, is considered a senior football club; it is the most northern-located GAA club in Ireland. The Malin 5k run is held annually, and there is also a raft race which takes place to raise funds for the RNLI.

Tidy towns

Malin has won the Tidy Towns contest twice, and earned a Bronze in 2002.

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Malin". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. "Málainn/Malin". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. Homer, Peter. A Brief History of Malin Head. Inishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium. 2014.
  4. "New moon rising for The Henry Girls". Donegal Now. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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