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Malin Head
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Explanatory note
- English
Málainn
The etymology of Málainn is obscure; it seems to refer to a height.
Centrepoint
55.3763, -7.40051latitude, longitude
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Historical references
1550-1591 |
ó Mhálainn go mín Bearta
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Tadhg Dall lch 206; 32, 127
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