Malin, County Donegal
Malin
Málainn | |
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Village | |
 Malin Bridge | |
  Malin Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 55°15′N 7°16′W / 55.25°N 7.27°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Donegal |
| • EU Parliament | North–West |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 92 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | C467453 |
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. Malin won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1970 and 1991. It was a planned settlement platted around a triangular green.
Sport
The town's GAA club, Malainn, is considered a senior football club. It is the most northern GAA club in Ireland.
The Malin 5k run is held annually as well as 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
- The Irish folk music trio The Henry Girls are from Malin.[3]
- The Rev. William Elder, politician and clergyman in Canada
- Sir William McArthur, Lord Mayor of London
See also
References
- ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Malin". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Málainn/Malin". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "New moon rising for The Henry Girls". Donegal Now. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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