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Málainn

Malin
Brow or brae
Málainn derives from the Irish word meaning 'brow' or 'brae,' referring to the exposed hillsides characteristic of the Inishowen peninsula's northern coast. Malin was established as a plantation village in the 17th century, deliberately settled with English and Scottish colonists to consolidate control over the frontier. The village was designed around a distinctive triangular green, embodying ...

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