Malin, County Donegal
Malin Málainn | |
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Village | |
Malin Bridge | |
55°15′N 7°16′W / 55.25°N 7.27°W / 55.25; -7.27 | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | County Donegal |
Government | |
• Dáil constituency | 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.[3] It was a planned settlement plotted around a triangular green. Malin won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1970 and 1991.
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
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.
- ^ Homer, Peter. A Brief History of Malin Head. Inishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium. 2014.
- ^ "New moon rising for The Henry Girls". Donegal Now. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
External links
- The Tidy Towns of Ireland "Celebrating 50 years"
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