Malin
Málainn | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 55°15′N 7°16′W / 55.25°N 7.27°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | County Donegal |
Government | |
• Dáil constituency | Donegal |
• EU Parliament | North–West |
Population | |
• 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.
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]
Malin has won the Tidy Towns contest twice, and earned a Bronze in 2002.[ citation needed]
Malin
Málainn | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 55°15′N 7°16′W / 55.25°N 7.27°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | County Donegal |
Government | |
• Dáil constituency | Donegal |
• EU Parliament | North–West |
Population | |
• 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.
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]
Malin has won the Tidy Towns contest twice, and earned a Bronze in 2002.[ citation needed]