Malin () is a village in

County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconne ...

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, situated 6 km (4 mi) north of

Carndonagh Carndonagh (; ) is a town on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland, close to Trawbreaga Bay. It is the site of the Donagh Cross (or St. Patrick's Cross), believed to date to the 7th century. The Irish name, ''Carn Domhnach'', means ...

. A further 13 km (8 mi) north further is

Malin Head Malin Head ( ga, Cionn Mhálanna) is the most northerly point of mainland Ireland, located in the townland of Ardmalin on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal. The head's northernmost point is called Dunalderagh at latitude 55.38ºN. It is ...

, the most northerly point of the island of

Homer, Peter. ''A Brief History of Malin Head''. Inishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium. 2014. . Malin won the

Irish Tidy Towns Competition Tidy Towns (Irish: ''Bailte Slachtmhara'') is an annual competition, first held in 1958, organised by the Department of Rural and Community Development in order to honour the tidiest and most attractive cities, towns and villages in the Republic ...

in 1970 and 1991. It was a planned settlement plotted around a triangular green.

Sport

The town's GAA club, also called Malin, is considered a senior football club; it is the most northern-located 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

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Tidy towns

Malin has won the Tidy Towns contest twice, and earned a Bronze in 2002.

Notable people

* The

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trio The Henry Girls are from Malin. * The Rev. William Elder, politician and clergyman in

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* Sir William McArthur,

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References

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The Tidy Towns of Ireland "Celebrating 50 years"

Towns and villages in County Donegal {{Donegal-geo-stub

Sport

Tidy towns

Notable people

See also

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