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The Ballycastle ferry arriving at the harbour in Church Bay
An Gorta Mór (The Great Famine} - 1845- 1848 - In memory of the 800 inhabitants of Rathlin who emigrated to America and England during the Great Famine
Furze - Whins - Gorse
The Catholic Church
This sign is on the wall of the pier at Church Bay. - On 2 October 1917 a German U-Boat torpedoed the HMS Drake, a British Navy armoured cruiser. The damaged cruiser made its way to Church Bay and anchored but eventually capsized and sank in 18 metres of water. In November 1962 a 50 metre English fishing trawler hit the wreick and sank beside it.

A dry lakebed seen from the road to the South Lighthouse

The 'roll on, roll off' ferry is capable of carrying cars and trucks.
An old machine for cutting hay rusting at the side of the road near the Eeat Lighthouse
White Chalk and black basalt rocks on the beach at Church Bay.
The Church of Ireland protestant church and graveyard
A view of the island's harbour at Church Bay
The South Lighthouse
A ready mix truck reduces the work in mixing concrete particularly for laying house foundations but would only be available on some islands and then only in recent years.
Two typical Rathlin gate pillars and a standing stone. Note the pillar in the centre with its mixture of light coloured chalk and darker basalt.
The East Lighthouse
A view of the island's harbour at Church Bay
A view of part of the island's harbour at Church Bay

A lake seen from the road to the South Lighthouse

'Sruth an Maoile' is the Irish name for this tidal current
The Kelp House - once used to store the end producted from burning kelp (seaweed) cut and collected on the sea shore
Luí na Gréine - Sunset at Church Bay
A lake near the West Lighthouse.
Seals in Church Bay near the harbour
Near the South Lighthouse
Sea stacks at the West Lighhouse covered in thousands of nesting seabirds.
The platform at the West Lighthouse, 100 metres above the sea, where the public may view thousands of seabirds on the nearby seastacks.
The platform at the West Lighthouse, 100 metres above the sea, where the public may view thousands of seabirds on the nearby seastacks.