Malin, County Donegal


Malin is a village in County Donegal, Ireland, situated 6 km north of Carndonagh. A further 13 km north further is Malin Head, the most northerly point of the island of Ireland
. Malin won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1970 and 1991. It was a planned settlement plotted around a triangular green.

Sport

The town's GAA club, Malainn, 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 RNLI.

Tidy towns

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

Notable people