Rathlin Island

Rathlin Island is Northern Ireland's only inhabited island, with a population of 141 in 2021. It was historically part of : those counties are no longer units of government so it's now part of Causeway Coast and Glens District.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
  • Also known as: Raghlin”, “Rahery”, and “Rathlin
  • Historically known as: Raghery Island

Places of Interest

Highlights include Boat House and Church of the Immaculate Conception (RC), Rathlin Island.

Museum
is a museum.

Rathlin Island

Latitude
55.2999° or 55° 17′ 60″ north
Longitude
-6.2123° or 6° 12′ 44″ west
Population
150
Elevation
397 feet (121 metres)
Open location code
9C7M7QXQ+X3
Geo­Names ID
2639618
Wiki­data ID
Q1136111
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Rathlin Island” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Rathlin
  • Arabic: جزيرة راثلين
  • Basque: Rathlin uhartea
  • Breton: Rathlin
  • Breton: Reachlainn
  • Cebuano: Rathlin Island
  • Chinese: 拉斯林島
  • Czech: Rathlin
  • Danish: Rathlin
  • Dutch: Rathlin Island
  • Dutch: Rathlin
  • Esperanto: Reachlainn
  • Estonian: Rathlin
  • Estonian: Reachlainn
  • French: île de Rathlin
  • French: Île de Rathlin
  • French: Rathlin
  • German: Rathlin Island
  • German: Rathlin
  • Hebrew: ראכלין
  • Indonesian: Pulau Rathlin
  • Irish: Reachlainn
  • Italian: Isola di Rathlin
  • Italian: Rathlin Island
  • Italian: Rathlin
  • Japanese: ラスリン島
  • Lithuanian: Ratlino sala
  • Manx: Reachlainn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Rathlin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Rathlin Island
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Rathlin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Reachlainn
  • Norwegian: Rathlin
  • Polish: Rathlin
  • Portuguese: Ilha Rathlin
  • Portuguese: Rathlin
  • Russian: Ратлин
  • Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Reachlainn
  • Spanish: Isla de Rathlin
  • Spanish: Rathlin Island
  • Swedish: Rathlin Island
  • Swedish: Rathlin
  • Ukrainian: Ратлін
  • Welsh: Ynys Rathlin

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