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	Rathlin Island - MSN Encarta
		Rathlin Island, sparsely vegetated island, 10 km (6 mi) off the coast of Moyle, north-east Northern Ireland, and only 19 km (12 mi) from the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland.
		The first part of Ireland to be raided by the Vikings (ad 795), the island is riddled with caves, one of which, now called Bruce’s Cave, is said to have been where Robert Bruce retreated in 1306 after being defeated by the English at Perth.
		In 1898 Guglielmo Marconi used the island to test his experimental wireless, broadcasting from Ballycastle on the mainland.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_781539346/Rathlin_Island.html (201 words)

	Rathlin, Doon Point
		Neither was it from coldness or caprice that she refused to comply with the wishes of her parents — her heart had been smitten by the manly form and pleasing address of Kennedy O'Neil, the son of a widow who resided on the mainland, near the cliff of Ballycastle.
		The day was passed in a round of pleasure, for Kennedy was a general favourite, and the young men of the island endeavoured to entertain him in the best possible manner; and, as even¬ing was closing, he had the happiness to 'meet wi' and greet wi'" his true and faithful Mary.
		In the morning the mother of Kennedy despatched a person to the island to inquire for her son ; but no other account could be given, but that he had put to sea at night-fall, just as the storm was beginning.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /ballycastle.antrim/bits/rathlin.html (4761 words)

	Rathlin Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rathlin Island, or Reachlainn, in Irish is an island off the coast of County Antrim in Northern Ireland, and is the northernmost point of the region.
		Rathlin was the site of an infamous massacre in July 1575, when the Earl of Essex ordered a force to the island, led by Francis Drake and John Norreys.
		Rathlin Island's dialect of Irish is now extinct, but was in many respects closer to Scottish Gaelic in some of its features than much of Irish, particularly the southern dialects.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rathlin_Island (542 words)

	Rathlin. From "The Far Side of the Sky" by Christopher E. Brennen
		Rathlin island off the north coast of Ireland is a storied place of myths, massacres and abundant wildlife.
		Fleeing from a defeat at the Battle of Strath-Fillan in 1306, Robert took refuge in a cave on the island of Rathlin.
		However, the L-shape of the island means that Church Bay, within the L, is sheltered from both the ocean and the wind.
	www.dankat.com /mstory/rathln.htm (1601 words)

	The Keogh Pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Rathlin is a boot shaped limestone and basalt Island six miles off the coast from Ballycastle in the North East of County Antrim, Northern Ireland and 16 miles West from the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland.
		The next few decades were to prove quite turbulent in Rathlin's history when in 1169 Henry II King of England gave land grants over the island to John De'Courcy whom it is believed built the castle known as 'Bruces', he had built several such buildings in the immediate area during his stay.
		In the 15th century the island changed ownership by the marriage of Margery Bysset to John Mor McDonnell and would remain in the McDonnell family name until 1490 when Angus McDonnell was assassinated and in 1493 King James IV forfeited the title 'Lord of the Isles' and ruled the island.
	afkeogh.com /Resources/History_Rathlin.htm (2672 words)

	Rathlin Island - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		RATHLIN ISLAND [Rathlin Island], 5 sq mi (13 sq km), Co. Moyle, N Northern Ireland.
		Columba is said to have founded a church there in the 6th cent., and the ruins of a castle in which Robert I (Robert the Bruce) is reputed to have hidden still remain.
		Island's youth build on a better future; On hundred years ago, 1200 people lived on Ulster's only inhabited island - Rathlin.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-rathlini1.html (300 words)

	Rathlin island & Parish, Co. Antrim, Ireland, ©Jane Lyons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		RATHLIN, an island and parish, in the barony of CAREY, county of ANTRIM, and province of ULSTER, 6½ miles (N.) from Ballycastle; containing 1039 inhabitants.
		The island is about six miles and a half in length, and about a mile and a half in breadth near the centre ; the eastern portion curves towards the main land, from the nearest point of which it is about three mites distant, forming a small enclosure which is called Church bay.
		The substratum of nearly the whole island is basalt and limestone, and on the eastern side especially it forms beautiful ranges of columns, differing from those of the Giants' Causeway only in their dimensions, and in the greater variety of their arrangement, being found in the same places perpendicular, horizontal, and curved.
	www.from-ireland.net /lewis/ant/rathlin.htm (1207 words)

	Rathlin Island, Co Antrim
		Rathlin is an unexploited island, a rough-and-ready place where everyone just goes about their business and it's still possible to witness island life in its unadorned state.
		Life on the island is still no doddle today, though the advent of mains electricity in 1992 has made it a bit more tolerable.
		The views from the island, along island's crown down to Malin Head in Donegal, and up Scotland's coast towards the isles of Islay and Jura are, to say the least, dramatic.
	www.ivenus.com /travel/outoftown/ER-Explorer-Wk21.asp (728 words)

	The Island Trust: Introduction
		Paisley explained that Rathlin Island was in his constituency and as both of us were interested in the betterment of island people, they were in fact both working for the same cause.
		Rathlin suffered many of the problems of Tory and at that stage it had no electricity.
		Island communities are very close-knit; they work as a unit for each other and can be suspicious of outsiders.
	homepage.eircom.net /~theislandtrust (1463 words)

	BDARS DXPEDITION to Rathlin Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Rathlin lies 6 miles off Ballycastle in Northern Ireland and 16 miles from the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland.
		The island is surrounded by limestone and basalt sea cliffs reaching 470 ft in places.
		Marconi was unable to go to Rathlin straight away and gave the task to his assistant, George Kemp who in turn engaged the services of a graduate from Trinity College Dublin, Edward Glanville.
	www.bdars.com /rathlin/rathlin.html (604 words)

	Island Vulnerability, United Kingdom
		Island Vulnerability explores the challenges which isolated geographies face when dealing with risk and disasters by examining the processes which create, maintain, and could be used to reduce their vulnerability.
		The main feature of island vulnerability for me is that many of the factors which may be interpreted as weak points of my island are also those which are the origin of what is good about such a place and lifestyle.
		The islands are very exposed to westerly gales from the North Atlantic and over the years the population has learned to ensure that the buildings are constructed to high standards of resilience.
	www.islandvulnerability.org /uk.html (2351 words)

	Chez Nous - Rathlin Island
		Rathlin is a beautiful island shared by lives as diverse as puffins, seals, wild orchids and man, each living peacefully with the other.
		Such is the importance of the Rathlin Island in terms of nature and history that it has various conservation designations and you are urged to make a visit to the island a 'must-do'.
		As the island is accessible only by way of the Rathlin Island ferry service from Ballycastle and cars are not generally permitted, you will be best served in making your island visit an all day trip.
	www.chez-nousbb.co.uk /rathlin.htm (441 words)

	Rathlin Island - Special Area of Conservation - SAC
		Rathlin Island is surrounded by a wide range of rocky habitats and is one of the best examples of reefs in Northern Ireland.
		The north-west part of Rathlin Island consists of a shallow shelf 10-100 m wide along the base of the cliffs, followed by a vertical underwater cliff which starts at 20-30 m and descends to over 100 m.
		Rathlin, situated off the north coast of Northern Ireland, includes well-developed examples of both partially submerged and submerged caves and overhangs in limestone and basalt in a strong tidal stream.
	www.jncc.gov.uk /ProtectedSites/SACselection/sac.asp?EUCode=UK0030055 (720 words)

	Exporing Northern Ireland
		Rathlin is an L-shaped bit of land in the Atlantic, three miles long in one direction, four miles in the other and no more than a mile across at any point.
		Apart from its 70 residents, this island is home to a significant seabird population, mobs of playful, curious seals and countless myths and legends.
		As we headed out of Rathlin’s only village, up the small road, we realized the golden retriever, (we had already named her “Bally”) was going to serve as our tour guide for the day.
	www.theirishgazette.com /Pages/4_2007_exploringNI.html (482 words)

	Rathlin, an island in Ireland
		And there we were, on the Rathlin Island ferry, right in the middle of it all, plunging into a hollow one moment, lunging onto a swell the next.
		The diving off Rathlin is among the best in Ireland, with sheer underwater cliffs, excellent marine life and a number of yet to be discovered wrecks.
		Remains from the Neolithic period (from 4000 to 2500 BC) fleck the island and a Bronze Age cemetery (with its skeletons still intact) was found near Church Bay.
	travel.ninemsn.com.au /article.aspx?id=254529 (806 words)

	National Trust \| Coastline \| Rathlin island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Rathlin's impressive basalt rock formations compare closely with those of Staffa and the Giant's Causeway, while its alternately fl and white cliffs led Kingsley in his novel 'Westward Ho!' to describe the island as a 'drowned magpie'.
		Rathlin has attracted other famous visitors, most notably Guglielmo Marconi who was contracted by Lloyds of London to install a wireless link that would allow swift announcements of successful trans-Atlantic crossings by Lloyds' ships.
		The population of Rathlin is presently falling and, anxious to ensure a viable future and also to counter unwelcome development pressures, the islanders approached the National Trust in the 1990s for help and support.
	www.nationaltrust.org.uk /main/w-chl/w-countryside_environment/w-coastline/w-coastline-islands/w-coastline-islands-rathlin.htm (343 words)

	David's Rathlin Guide 2
		Rathlin has many wrecks which are frequented by divers.
		Rathlin's winds are used to drive 3 turbines, Conn, Aedh and Fiachra to generate two-thirds of the Island's electricity.
		Rathlin is an excellent spot to observe shipping and this led to Lloyds of London commissioning
	home.clara.net /simpsond/Rathlin2.html (489 words)

	travel article about Raithlin Island in Northern Ireland
		Rathlin Island sits in Rathlin Sound like a peg joining Ireland and Scotland; from County Antrim, the Mull of Kintyre looms just 14 miles away.
		A Neolithic stone axe factory uncovered on the pistol-shaped island's western tip dates from at least 4000 B.C.E. Rathlin Island features in several Celtic epics, most notably for a contest between the King of Norway and an Ulster warrior to win the hand of Taise, daughter of King Donn of Rathlin.
		On Rathlin, Mary and Thomas Cecil operate a bed-and-breakfast house that doubles as a diving center from Easter to the end of September.
	www.fabuloustravel.com /globe/raithlin/raithlin.html (1080 words)

	BBC - Nature's Calendar
		Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland is known as 'bird island'.
		Rathlin is great for bird watching with tens of thousands of seabirds.
		Spring is when islands are bursting with life and energy - and this is a great season to watch wildlife.
	www.bbc.co.uk /naturescalendar/spring/islands/rathlin/rathlin_access.shtml (315 words)

	Metoc New Power Connection Cable for Rathlin Island, UK
		Church Bay, the proposed connection point on Rathlin Island, lies 10 kms from Ballycastle on the Antrim coast and 26 kms from the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland.
		Rathlin Island contains Northern Irelandâs only offshore candidate Special Area of Conservation and in addition to the wide diversity of protected habitats and species it is an important bird sanctuary.
		The route to Rathlin Island is described by Alistair Bird of Metoc as challenging: âThere is a rocky shoreline, water depths of up to 145m and some of the strongest tidal currents in the British Islesâ.
	www.pressbox.co.uk /detailed/Science/Metoc_New_Power_Connection_Cable_for_Rathlin_Island_UK_56040.html (528 words)

	Rathlin Island by Daniel Scott\| Travel Reviews from Travel Intelligence
		Divers and archeologists flock to the island too, although on Rathlin, especially in the off season, the arrival of twenty visitors in a week would constitute an invasion.
		The diving off Rathlin is among the best in Ireland, with sheer underwater cliffs, excellent marine life and, according to the locals, a number of yet to be discovered wrecks.
		Remains from the Neolithic period (from 4000 to 2500 BC) fleck the island and a Bronze Age cemetery (with its skeletons still in tact) was found near to Church Bay.
	www.travelintelligence.net /php/articles/art.php?id=3256 (920 words)

	Rathlin Island
		Rathlin Island is an island off the coast of County Antrim in Northern Ireland.
		Rathlin is the home of about 30 families, but also tens of thousands of seabirds, including kittiwakes, puffins and razorbills[?].
		Bruce's Cave is named after Robert (the) Bruce, also known as Robert I of Scotland.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ra/Rathlin_Island.html (71 words)

	Rathlin Island, Rathlin Archaeological Site, Rathlin Capital International, Rathlin
		Rathin Island, located 6 miles off Ballycastle in Northeast Ireland and 16 miles from the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland, is one of Ireland’s hidden treasures.
		However, Rathlin proved a false haven when the clan was ruthlessly massacred in July of 1575 by the Earl of Essex.
		Rathlin Island is one of 43 Special Areas of Conservation, designated as such by the Irish government.
	www.destination360.com /europe/ireland/rathlin-island.php (570 words)

	Rathlin
		Rathlin Island eight miles long and less than a mile wide has for many years been considered part of the Glens.
		Rathlin with a population of around 100 people is a beautiful place to visit as there is much to see and many places to walk.
		Its wild coastline has claimed many ships and as there are over 40 wrecks recorded to date around the island, it has become one of the most popular attractions for diving enthusiasts.
	www.ballycastle.currantbun.com /Rathlin.html (471 words)

	CDNN :: Scientists Soak Up Sponges off Rathlin Island
		RATHLIN ISLAND, North Ireland (20 Feb 2006) -- Divers have uncovered a treasure trove of underwater animals new to science off the coast of Rathlin Island - but warned that Spongebob Squarepants and his family are already under threat.
		The scientists from the Ulster Museum have uncovered 128 different sponge species in the seas off the North Channel island - including nine which are new to Northern Ireland, three which have never been seen in UK waters and 28 which are new to science altogether.
		Scientists first realised that the sponge communities of Rathlin were unusually rich during a study of Ulster's wildlife 20 years ago, but it was only during the recent six-week scuba diving survey that the four-strong team realised how special the spot is.
	www.cdnn.info /news/science/sc070220.html (395 words)

	Wildlife Extra - Rathlin Island Cliffs RSPB
		Rathlin Island lies six miles off the north Antrim Causeway coast.
		From late April to early August the spectacular cliffs on the island are alive with thousands of seabirds.
		The colony is at its greatest density at the RSPB viewpoint on the West Lighthouse, clinging to the cliff face.
	www.wildlifeextra.com /uk-rathlin.html (173 words)

	Dónal agus Mórag - Donald and Morag
		This is a wedding song from Rathlin Island, off the coast of Co. Antrim, the first two verses of which survived the death of the language on the Island to be published in Mary Campbell's 'Rathlin Stories" (1936).
		The Irish spoken on Rathlin Island is said to have been a combination of Antrim and Scottish Gaelic...
		Rathlin Island has spectacular cliff top walkways, caves and ample wild nature to view.
	www.irishpage.com /songs/donal.htm (327 words)

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