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Rathlin Island| Island in Northern Ireland, 10 km/6 mi off the north coast of County Antrim, opposite Ballycastle. Its main industries are fishing and tourism; there is also some farming. |
| The Kebble national nature reserve is a breeding ground for such seabirds as razorbills and puffins. There is also a scuba-diving centre. |
| Rathlin Island has had a long history of conflict: it was raided by Vikings in 790 and later occupied by the McDonalds of Scotland; later still, English forces slaughtered the Scottish inhabitants in 1575 and 1584. In 1617 Rathlin Island was subject to a legal dispute over ownership between Scotland and Ireland which finally settled it as Irish. |
| The island was the refuge of Robert Bruce, King of Scotland, in 1306. Legend has it that this is where the exiled king learned his lesson in perseverance from watching a spider weave its web in a basalt cave now known as Bruce's Cave. |
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