Malin Beg

Malin Beg (Irish: Málainn Bhig^[1]) is a Gaeltacht village on the southwest coast of County Donegal in Ireland. It is noted for its beach, the Silver Strand.^[2]

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.