Rathlin Island (Irish: Reachlainn, pronounced [ˈɾˠaxlən̠ʲ]; Local Irish dialect: Reachraidh, Irish pronunciation: [ˈɾˠaxɾˠi]; Scots: Racherie) is an island...
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The Rathlin Island massacre took place on Rathlin Island, off the coast of Ireland on 26 July 1575, when more than 600 Scots and Irish were killed. Rathlin...
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Francis Drake (section Rathlin Island massacre)
Dunseverick Castle, Ballycastle, Giant's Causeway, Rathlin Island, Coleraine, Derry, Inishowen, Tory Island. Belfast: MC'aw, Stevenson and Orr Ltd. Archived...
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Rathlin Castle, also known as Bruce's Castle, was a castle on Rathlin Island off the coast of County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Rathlin Castle was probably...
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Ireland. Boa Island Cannon Rock Copeland Islands Lustymore Island Rathlin Island Ram's Island White Island Ailsa Craig Arran Bute Isle of Skye Raasay...
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the ferry to Rathlin Island and a smaller passenger and charter service to Campbeltown and Port Ellen in Scotland, with both Rathlin Island and Scotland's...
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Ireland in July 1898, to set up a wireless telegraphy link between Rathlin Island and Ballycastle. They sent the first test signals which were received...
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Historic Monument, grid ref: D0879 4381. The site also has views of Rathlin Island and Dunagregor Iron Age fort. In 1547, a two-storey castle was built...
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Wales Anglesey Holy Island Ireland Achill Island Aran Islands Rathlin Island Isle of Man Isle of Man Calf of Man Channel Islands Jersey Guernsey Alderney...
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low elevation of Rathlin Island and the high elevation of the Mull of Kintyre it is also possible to see over the top of Rathlin Island to the Antrim coastal...
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Lamba in Shetland. The Irish name for the island is Reachrainn, which is also the Irish name for Rathlin Island. The coastal settlement of Portrane faces...
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of Corryvreckan". However, Adomnan says that this whirlpool was near Rathlin Island, suggesting perhaps either his geography was mistaken (although several...
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Extreme points of Ireland (section Whole island)
Ballygill North, Rathlin Island at 55°18′N 6°14′W / 55.300°N 6.233°W / 55.300; -6.233 Northernmost settlement: Rathlin Island, County Antrim at 55°17′N...
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11 September 2010. Elwood, J. H. (Winter 1968). "The population of Rathlin Island". Ulster Medical Journal. 37 (1): 64–70. PMC 2384959. PMID 5656183....
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2023-04-21. "Ultach". Ultach. Retrieved 2023-04-21. "Rathlin and Glens Irish: The Irish Language in Rathlin Island". Rathlingaelic.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21...
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Ireland in connection with the Plantations of Ireland, most notably the Rathlin Island massacre. He was the father of Robert, 2nd Earl of Essex, who was Elizabeth...
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constituency is largely rural. Amongst the features within its boundaries are Rathlin Island and Giant's Causeway. The Boundary Commission initially proposed alterations...
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Ballygill North, Rathlin Island, County Antrim at 55°18′N 6°14′W / 55.300°N 6.233°W / 55.300; -6.233 Northernmost settlement – Rathlin Island, off Ballycastle...
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Ireland and sank in shallow water with the loss of eighteen lives near Rathlin Island. The wreck was partly salvaged, beginning in 1920; a fishing trawler...
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of that territory in Ireland. MacDonnell migration to the Glynns and Rathlin Island increased in the early 16th century (by way of swift galleys propelled...
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to the easterly winds prevalent in spring. The only island of size is the L-shaped Rathlin Island, off Ballycastle, 11 km (6.8 mi) in total length by...
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Scotland and 20 years at Rathlin Island, Northern Island, before moving to Arranmore. MV Canna was the seventh of eight Island-class ferries built for...
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Furthermore, a 2016 study also found that Bronze Age remains from Rathlin Island in Ireland dating to over 4,000 years ago were most genetically similar...
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Rathlin Island off the north coast of Ireland were all R1b1a2a1a2c, or R-L21. Rathlin 1 dated from 2026 to 1885 BC and was defined as R-DF21. Rathlin...
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Ireland were a sept of Clan Donald. MacDonnell migration to the Glens and Rathlin Island increased in the early 16th century after the clan had rejected overtures...
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Quolie Racavan, Rams Island, Ranaghan, Rananagh, Randalstown, Randox, Rashee, Rathbeg, Rathenraw, Rathkeel, Rathkenny, Rathlin Island, Rathmore, Rathsherry...
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with close views of Rathlin Island and views across the sea to the Mull of Kintyre, Islay, Jura and various other Scottish islands. The local geology is...
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on Kintyre in 1306, but was forced to leave. He later sheltered at Rathlin Island, which is less than twenty nautical miles (forty kilometres) away, and...
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the Giant's Causeway (a World Heritage Site), the Glens of Antrim and Rathlin Island, which lies 7 miles off Ballycastle. The coast includes Carrick-a-Rede...
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