Church Bay – the landing area on Rathlin Island. Island. Rathlin on area landing the – Bay Church
a buoy which you will pass as you approach approach you as pass will you which buoy a
being the HMS Drake which is marked by by marked is which Drake HMS the being Route. Buchung ist immer ratsam. immer ist Buchung Route.
place for many shipwrecks the most notable notable most the shipwrecks many for place
Co Antrim - auf der Causeway Coastal Coastal Causeway der auf - Antrim Co
consigliata.
life and are a diver’s paradise. It is also a resting resting a also is It paradise. diver’s a are and life
lesen. Fähren fahren täglich von Ballycastle Ballycastle von täglich fahren Fähren lesen.
Coastal Route. La prenotazione è sempre sempre è prenotazione La Route. Coastal
The seas around Rathlin abound with marine marine with abound Rathlin around seas The
die hier seit der Jungsteinzeit Zeiten lebten lebten Zeiten Jungsteinzeit der seit hier die dalle Ballycastle Co Antrim - sulla Causeway Causeway sulla - Antrim Co Ballycastle dalle
Geschichte einer lebendigen Gemeinschaft, Gemeinschaft, lebendigen einer Geschichte
dal Neolitico. Traghetti eseguire tutti i giorni giorni i tutti eseguire Traghetti Neolitico. dal The Sons of Usnach. of Sons The
die Boathouse Centre in Church Bay, um die die um Bay, Church in Centre Boathouse die
vivace comunità che hanno vissuto qui sin sin qui vissuto hanno che comunità vivace place of Deirdre of the Sorrows from the folktale folktale the from Sorrows the of Deirdre of place
Rathlin Islanders sind rühmen. Besuchen Sie Sie Besuchen rühmen. sind Islanders Rathlin at Church Bay a leggere la storia di una una di storia la leggere a Bay Church at The cove close to Pan Rocks was the landing landing the was Rocks Pan to close cove The
sich und die zukünftigen Generationen von von Generationen zukünftigen die und sich sea. this in years 300 spent step-mother jealous their by swans into turned were who di isolani Rathlin. Visita il Centro Boathouse Boathouse Centro il Visita Rathlin. isolani di
einer positiven und nachhaltigen Zukunft für für Zukunft nachhaltigen und positiven einer The Sea of Moyle is steeped in legend and folktales. The Children of Lir, King Lir’s children children Lir’s King Lir, of Children The folktales. and legend in steeped is Moyle of Sea The sostenibile per sé e per le future generazioni generazioni future le per e sé per sostenibile
ein reiches Erbe, an dem sie den Aufbau Aufbau den sie dem an Erbe, reiches ein
cui stanno costruendo un futuro positivo e e positivo futuro un costruendo stanno cui
Sheep Island which is seaward of Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge. rope Carrick-a-Rede of seaward is which Island Sheep
100 Inselbewohner, die eine kulturelle und und kulturelle eine die Inselbewohner, 100
vantano un ricco patrimonio culturale e su su e culturale patrimonio ricco un vantano
the corner from Benbane Head on the North Antrim Coast. The island near to the shore is is shore the to near island The Coast. Antrim North the on Head Benbane from corner the
Bevölkerung von etwa etwa von Bevölkerung
di circa 100 abitanti che che abitanti 100 circa di
The Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland’s only World Heritage Site, lies to the west just around around just west the to lies Site, Heritage World only Ireland’s Northern Causeway, Giant’s The
Heimat einer lebendigen lebendigen einer Heimat una popolazione vivace vivace popolazione una
L-förmige Insel die die Insel L-förmige
a forma di L è la patria di di patria la è L di forma a was King of Ireland was lost in the Rathlin rip tide. tide. rip Rathlin the in lost was Ireland of King was
und Irland, ist diese diese ist Irland, und
Scozia e l’Irlanda, l’isola l’isola l’Irlanda, e Scozia In 440AD, a fleet of 50 currachs led by Breacain, grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, who who Hostages, Nine the of Niall of grandson Breacain, by led currachs 50 of fleet a 440AD, In
zwischen Schottland Schottland zwischen dell’isola. Situato tra la la tra Situato dell’isola.
the sea”. sea”. the Insel bewohnt. Liegen Liegen bewohnt. Insel in mare aperto abitata abitata aperto mare in
tide a turbulence occurs in the centre of the channel known as Slough na Mara “the hollow of of hollow “the Mara na Slough as known channel the of centre the in occurs turbulence a tide
Irlands einzige Offshore- einzige Irlands d’Irlanda del Nord solo solo Nord del d’Irlanda
variations therefore local knowledge and understanding is needed. At certain stages of the the of stages certain At needed. is understanding and knowledge local therefore variations
Rathlin Island Northern Northern Island Rathlin
Rathlin Island è è Island Rathlin
narrowing to enter the North Channel. The position of Rathlin in the tideway causes many many causes tideway the in Rathlin of position The Channel. North the enter to narrowing
The tidal patterns of this area are unusual because of the Atlantic waters from the west west the from waters Atlantic the of because unusual are area this of patterns tidal The
husband Congal. husband
hacer reservación. hacer
Rathlin Princess. Glen Taisie, one of the nine Antrim Glens was home to Taisie and her her and Taisie to home was Glens Antrim nine the of one Taisie, Glen Princess. Rathlin
Coastal Route. Es siempre aconsejable aconsejable siempre Es Route. Coastal blue eyes, long black tresses and a melodious voice”. Fair Head is named after this beautiful beautiful this after named is Head Fair voice”. melodious a and tresses black long eyes, blue
Antrim, en la ruta turística, Causeway Causeway turística, ruta la en Antrim, King Donn of Rathlin lived at Doonmore with his daughter Taisie Taobhgheal. “She had clear clear had “She Taobhgheal. Taisie daughter his with Doonmore at lived Rathlin of Donn King
à Rathlin Island. Il est conseille de réserver. de conseille est Il Island. Rathlin à
operan diariamente desde Ballycastle, Co. Co. Ballycastle, desde diariamente operan
route touristique Causeway Coastal Route, Route, Coastal Causeway touristique route
marks the entrance to the Irish Sea. Sea. Irish the to entrance the marks
vivido aquí desde la era Neolítica. Los feries feries Los Neolítica. era la desde aquí vivido
quotidiennement Ballycastle, située sure la la sure située Ballycastle, quotidiennement
Ireland is the imposing geographic feature of Fair Head. It towers 636 feet above sea level and and level sea above feet 636 towers It Head. Fair of feature geographic imposing the is Ireland
historia de una comunidad vibrante que ha ha que vibrante comunidad una de historia
l’île depuis le Néolithique - un ferry relie relie ferry un - Néolithique le depuis l’île Once out of Ballycastle Bay the ferry crosses the Sea of Moyle. On the North Eastern tip of of tip Eastern North the On Moyle. of Sea the crosses ferry the Bay Ballycastle of out Once
Boathouse en Church Bay para leer la la leer para Bay Church en Boathouse
communauté dynamique présente sur sur présente dynamique communauté
futuras generaciones. Visite el Centro Centro el Visite generaciones. futuras
evaporation pans for the salt production. salt the for pans evaporation
à Church Bay et découvrez L’histoire d’une d’une L’histoire découvrez et Bay Church à
positivo y sostenible para ellos y para las las para y ellos para sostenible y positivo
the rocks off the beach shore on the east coast are called the “Pan Rocks” – the site of the the of site the – Rocks” “Pan the called are coast east the on shore beach the off rocks the
future positif et durable. Visitez le boathouse boathouse le Visitez durable. et positif future
y quienes están construyendo un futuro futuro un construyendo están quienes y
During the 1700s and 1800s salt works were also an important part of the economy and and economy the of part important an also were works salt 1800s and 1700s the During
culturel sur lequel ils se construisent un un construisent se ils lequel sur culturel
que cuentan con un rico patrimonio cultural cultural patrimonio rico un con cuentan que
riches d’un patrimoine patrimoine d’un riches
is the river that flows into Ballycastle Bay. Bay. Ballycastle into flows that river the is de más de 100 isleños isleños 100 de más de
d’environ 100 insulaires insulaires 100 d’environ
vessels. Ballycastle beach and Golf Club are on your right as you leave the harbour. The Margy Margy The harbour. the leave you as right your on are Club Golf and beach Ballycastle vessels.
hogar de una población población una de hogar
de L a une population population une a L de
Dublin. The breakwaters and marina were built in 1998 to make the harbour a safe haven for all all for haven safe a harbour the make to 1998 in built were marina and breakwaters The Dublin.
en forma de ‘L’, es el el es ‘L’, de forma en
L’Irlande cette île en forme forme en île cette L’Irlande
fishing fleet, it was once a busy industrial port exporting coal from the local mines to Belfast and and Belfast to mines local the from coal exporting port industrial busy a once was it fleet, fishing
Escocia e Irlanda, la isla, isla, la Irlanda, e Escocia
Située entre L’Écosse et et L’Écosse entre Située Ballycastle is the departure port for Rathlin Island. Now mainly a leisure port with a small local local small a with port leisure a mainly Now Island. Rathlin for port departure the is Ballycastle
del Norte. Situada entre entre Situada Norte. del
de L’Irlande du Nord. Nord. du L’Irlande de
de la costa de Irlanda Irlanda de costa la de The Boat Trip Boat The
seule île habitée au large large au habitée île seule
única isla habitada fuera fuera habitada isla única
Rathlin Island est la la est Island Rathlin Rathlin Island es la la es Island Rathlin
Rathlin Island Rathlin Oileán Reachlainn Reachlainn Oileán
WHERE TO STAY Coolnagrock B+B: 028 2076 3983 Hay Loft: 07801 098 690 Kinramer Bunkhouse: 028 2076 3948 Manor House Guesthouse: 028 2076 3964 Let us take you to Puffin Cottage: 07773 944 339 Rathlin Cottages: 07565 871 319 Rathlin Island Hostel: [email protected] Soerneog Hostel: 028 2076 3954 the island! WHERE TO EAT AND DRINK Emma’s Chip Ahoy: 07795 282 881 Harbour Cafe: 079 5535 9837 McCuaig’s Bar & Bruce’s Kitchen Cafe: 028 2076 0011 Posh Picnics: 07565 871 319 (advance booking essential) TAKE A BIKE TAKE A HIKE Soerneog Cycle Hire: 028 2076 3954 Tom McDonnell: 07723 087 668 (advance booking essential) Rathlin Walks: 07745 566 924 (advance booking essential) TAKE A BUS Bert’s Puffin Bus: 07740 586 898 Puffin Bus: 07752 861 788 VISITOR CENTRE AND SHOPS Boathouse Visitor Centre: 07708 869 605 RSPB Seabird Centre: 028 2076 0062 Island Treasures Gift Shop / Post Office: 07868 663 283 Rathlin Co-Op Grocery Shop Rathlin Island Seafoods: 07717 028 169 WORKSHOPS Photography: Tom McDonnell 07723 087 668 LOCAL HISTORIAN & AUTHOR BOOK PUBLISHERS Gusty McCurdy: 028 2076 3909 Rathlin Island Books: 07783 968 826 Rathlin Island RATHLIN DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION - Northern Ireland Tel: 028 2076 0079 / 07850 327 456 www.rathlincommunity.org
Belfast to Ballycastle 56 miles/90 km. Dublin to Ballycastle 160 miles/260 km. A world away for a day… Scotland Derry to Ballycastle 60 miles/96 km. Coleraine to Ballycastle 23 miles/37 km.
• Rathlin Island • Ballycastle Ballycastle to Rathlin 6 miles/9.5 km. • Larne N. Ireland • Belfast Daily ferries from England Rep. of Ireland Imprescindible reservar PRE Wales Reservation indespensable avant PRE Reservierung ergorderlich Ballycastle Co. Antrim For all booking enquiries contact our Ballycastle Terminal Office Pre Booking Essential 028 2076 9299 Tel: 028 2076 9299 Fax: 028 2076 9298 www.rathlinballycastleferry.com RI050813 Email: [email protected] 0 1 km Rathlin Walks Old Coastguard NORTH Look Out Doonmore EAST BALLYGILL NORTH LIGHTHOUSE Ballyconagan Trail East Light Walk Kebble South Trail Kinramer North Trail Loughnanskan 1.3 miles / 2km 2 miles / 3.2km 1.25 miles / 2km 1.5 miles / 2.5km WEST R Kinramer KILPATRICK BALLYCONAGAN LIGHTHOUSE Wood CLEGGAN This National Trust trail leads you This gentle walk passes by the This walk will reward you with For the more intrepid rambler, R.S.P.B. V through a mosaic of different two churches on Rathlin Island spectacular sights through the sections follow rough terrain and Seabird KEBBLE Centre habitats including mire and fen and - The Church of the Immaculate seasons. In Spring-time carpets of involve ascending and descending U KNOCKANS MULLINDRESS BALLYCARRY T heathlands that are home to hares, Conception (Roman Catholic) and purple and heath spotted orchids, in of rock faces. Orchid species can be Kebble BALLYGILL S CHURCH O Lough QUARTER damsel and dragon flies, skylark, St. Thomas’s Church (Church of summer lady’s bedstraw, tormentil found among the wet and dry heath KINRAMER SOUTH SOUTH meadow pippet, reed bunting and Ireland) and the local primary school, and eyebright. The autumn heath habitats including the lesser butterfly Church Standing Bay Stone linnet. St. Mary’s. comes alive with scarlet, yellow and orchid and heath spotted orchid. BALLYNOE pink waxcap fungi. Patches of thin peat soils and early Bull You will pass through the walls of an Cave P The East Lighthouse is the oldest bog formations provide species such Point old settlement at Crocknanagh. The Spring bird species include chough Cooraghy Light built in 1856 and cost £17,140. as the yellow bog asphodel and Bay Mill path climbs up to an old Coastguard and lapwing. Peregrines, puffins, HMS Drake Bay insectivorous butterwort. Look Out that was built in 1941. It became automatic in 1995. kittiwakes and guillemots noisily KEY CHURCH Follow the way markers on your Marconi established a radio link breed on the cliffs in summer. From the cliff edge seals, jelly fish A Church of the Immaculate Conception QUARTER B St. Thomas Church of Ireland Kinkeel return journey past some of Rathlin’s between East Light and Ballycastle Regular winter visitors include snow and cetaceans may be spotted in the C Harbour Cafe A Lough D Manor House Guest House Arkill many ponds. in 1898. bunting, twite and linnet. waters by the more patient observer! E Shop Bay F Rathlin Island Seafoods G Nurse’s Clinic Ally H Public Toilet Lough Kinramer Permissive Path Rathlin Trail Roonivoolin Trail I Puffin Cottage B These walks have J Rathlin Cottages 1.4 miles / 2.1km 4 miles / 6.5km 4 miles / 6.5km K McCuaig’s Bar & Bruce’s Kitchen Cafe C D E FG been awarded Quality L Island Treasures Gift Shop / Post Office The loop trail at Roonivoolin Reserve H I Ushet This moderately challenging hiking This walk gives you the best idea Short Walk status by M Boathouse Visitor Centre J Doon skirts the cliffs offering panoramic N Emma’s Chip Ahoy Lough Bay route through botanically rich organic of Rathlin’s geography, geology and Outdoor Recreation O Coolnagrock B&B K Q meadows, rough pasture, heath views towards the hills of Donegal Northern Ireland. P Soerneog View Hostel & Bike Hire Harbour & M wild life. The West Lighthouse was and the Mull of Kintyre. There are Q Roonivoolin Walk Pontoons L land, cliffs and by boggy ‘mosses’ R Ballyconagan Way-marked Trails N constructed between 1912 and excellent opportunities to view a ROONIVOOLIN is signposted, but the way is not S Knockans Viewpoint & Picnic Area 1919 at a cost of £400,000. It now Rathlin Island is T Kinramer Cottage Bunkhouse defined by a clear path. wide range of coastal, lakeland and U Kebble Nature Reserve houses the RSPB Seabird Centre. located within the V Seabird Centre / Public Toilets grassland birds such as peregrine, Visitors will discover basalts similar little grebe, skylark, lapwing and, Antrim Coast & Glens Ushet As you approach the viewpoint Area of Outstanding Rue Port to the Giant’s Causeway, a stray occasionally, the rare chough. WALKS in summer, you’ll become aware Natural Beauty. More – Ballyconagan Trail SEA OF MOYLE RUE boulder marooned in the Ice Age Visitors rejoin the road just above – East Light Walk melt and pre-famine Potato ‘rigs’, of the sounds, sights and smells Ushet Port, a favourite haunt for information can be – Kebble South Trail LIGHTHOUSE found at: – Kinramer North Trail evidence of former habitation. The of thousands of seabirds in common and grey seals, and can www.ccght.org – Kinramer Permissive Path cliff edge is unprotected. Caution their struggle for survival on the continue south towards the Rue – Rathlin Trail T. 028 2075 2100 – Roonivoolin Trail is required. ocean’s edge. Lighthouse.
• Community and Local Government The Island - Rathlin Development and Black and white is the image of Rathlin as you approach it from the Rathlin Sound - a “drowned Facts about Rathlin Community Association - Rathlin Co Operative Group magpie” was the description by Charles Kingsley in Westward Ho (1855). The island sits on a • Population 107 in 2011. bed of chalk but basalt is the main rock type on the island. In Mesolithic and Neolithic times the - Moyle District Council • St Mary’s Primary School porcellanite, which was used to make the axe heads ,was formed from volcanic heat on basalt. - 8 pupils, • Evidence of inhabitants since Doon Point , on the east coast of the island, has basalt columns similar in structure to the Giants - 2 classroom assistants Neolithic times. Causeway. The “back of the island” from the East Light to the Bull Point has very spectacular - 1 teacher. - Brockley Axes cliffs which are teeming with birds who nest in the many crevices on the cliff face. A boat trip - Viking Burial around the island is the best way to view these sights. • Area of the island 3,500 acres. - Mass Rocks • Nearest point to Scotland: 13 miles from Mull of Kintyre - Kelp Kilns Rathlin Island Ferry do round island trips during the summer period subject to weather and other conditions. • Ferry from Ballycastle: 6 miles - WWI graves from shipwrecks • Nearest point to Ireland: Fair Head • Main livelihoods – Dry Stone walls and round pillars. to the Rue is 2.5 miles - Farming - Fishing • Highest Point is 447ft Rathlin stone walls and round pillars are a strong feature of the landscape. Legend has it that - Ferry the fairies like to dance on the top of these pillars so the Rathlin fairies are very nimble to be able • East Light to Rue is 3 miles - Tourism to dance on the pointed tops. • East Light to West Light is 4.5 miles • Crafts & Businesses – • Narrowest point is Kinkeel at .5 miles - Pottery - Soap making • Widest point is 1.25 miles The Kelp Store, Demesne, Church Bay. - Photography The 18th Century kelp drying walls on which the seaweed was dried and the remains of 84 kilns • Post office and 6 Day postal service - Candles in which it was burned is evidence of its economic importance on Rathlin between 1700 - 1940. • Two Churches - Book publishing However, the most impressive monument to that time is the Kelp Store which was built by the - St Thomas (Church of Ireland) • Local publications: landlord (Gage) to keep the weed dry. Seaweed was a natural resource both as a fertiliser for - Church of the Immaculate Conception (RC) - Augustine McCurdy - crops and the means to pay the rent to the landlord. In 1784, kelp harvesting brought in an • One burial ground at St Thomas’s churchyard. Rathlin’s Rugged Story income of £525 - the rent for the Island was £600. • RSPB Seabird Centre at West Lighthouse - Wallace Clark - - Contains all facts of Rathlin’s Seabird Colonies Rathlin. Its Island Story • Health Service – Permanent District Health Nurse - Phillip Watson - Seal Colony Rathlin. Nature and Folklore • Emergency Services – Coastguard, Fire Service, Mill Bay is a safe paradise for the seals. It is a common sight to see dozens of seals sunning - Ian Wilson - First Responders – in case of emergency please ring 999 themselves on the shore line. Remember that they are wild animals and are easily scared while HMS Drake. Rathlin Island Shipwreck resting on land, so please do not disturb them. It is best to view the seals from the road. • Electricity supply by undersea cable and many more...