Malin, County Donegal

Malin Málainn
—  Town  —
Malin Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 55°15′N 7°16′W / 55.25°N 7.27°W / 55.25; -7.27Coordinates: 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 Éireann	Donegal North East
- EU Parliament	North–West
Population (2006)
- Urban	122
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
- Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference	C467453

Malin in 1996.

Malin (Irish: Málainn) is a village in County Donegal, Ireland, situated 6km (4 mi) north of Carndonagh. A further 13km (8 mi) north further is Malin Head, the most northerly point of the island of Ireland. Malin was a planned settlement based around a triangular green. Malin won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1970 and 1991.

Sport

• Malin GAA is the town's local GAA Club, the club is considered as an Senior Football club.
• 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 done well in the Tidy Town's contest, winning the competition twice and coming runners-up in 2002.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

Malin bridge, Malin.

External links

• The Tidy Towns of Ireland "Celebrating 50 years"
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