Malin Málainn | |
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  Malin Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:55°15′N7°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 | 154 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | C467453 |
Malin (Irish:Málainn)[2] is a village inCounty Donegal,Ireland, situated 6 km (4 mi) north ofCarndonagh. A further 13 km (8 mi) north further isMalin Head, the most northerly point of the island ofIreland.[3]It was aplanned settlement plotted around a triangular green. Malin won theIrish Tidy Towns Competition in 1970 and 1991.
The village's GAA club, also calledMalin, 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 theRNLI.[citation needed]
Malin has won the Tidy Towns contest twice, and earned a Bronze in 2002.[citation needed]
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