Malin, County Donegal

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Malin
Irish: Málainn
County Donegal
Malin Bridge, Inishowen - geograph.org.uk - 125294.jpg
Malin Bridge
Location
Grid reference: C467453
Location: 55°15’0"N, 7°16’12"W
Data
Population: 92  (2016)
Local Government
Dáil
constituency:
Donegal

Malin is a village in County Donegal, found four miles north of Carndonagh. A further eight miles to the north is Malin Head, the most northerly point of the island of Ireland[1]

This was a planned settlement plotted around a triangular green.

Sport

  • Gaelic sports: Malin GAA; the most northerly sited 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.

Outside links

References

  1. Homer, Peter. A Brief History of Malin Head. Inishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium. 2014.
Malin in 1996

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