Malin, County Donegal

Malin 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. 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

 * The Rev. William Elder, politician and clergyman in Canada
 * The Irish folk music trio The Henry Girls are from Malin.
 * Sir William McArthur, Lord Mayor of London