Malin, County Donegal

Malin is a village in County Donegal, Ireland, situated north of Carndonagh. A further 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