Malin, County Donegal

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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. It was a planned settlement plotted around a triangular green. Malin won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1970 and 1991.

Sport

The village'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 RNLI.

Tidy towns

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

Notable people

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