Malin Beg

Malin Beg (Irish: Málainn Bhig) is a Gaeltacht village on the southwest coast of County Donegal in Ireland. It is noted for its beach, the Silver Strand.

Malin Beg Málainn Bhig
Village
The southwestern coastline of County Donegal with the Silver Strand and village of Malin Beg
Malin Beg Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°40′04″N 8°46′58″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	County Donegal
Government
• Dáil Éireann	Donegal
Population  (2011)
• Total	365
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Area code	074

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1956 473 —     1961 445 −5.9% 1966 421 −5.4% 1971 431 +2.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1979 457 +6.0% 1981 434 −5.0% 1986 434 +0.0% 1991 436 +0.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 377 −13.5% 2002 390 +3.4% 2006 391 +0.3% 2011 365 −6.6%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA18: Population by Sex, Gaeltacht Area and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 23 April 2017.