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Civil parish

Rathlin Island

Reachlainn

Rathlin Island is a civil parish in Antrim. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationRathlin Island55.30168° N · 6.20482° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • Reachlainn · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Rathlin Island · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Antrim
Barony
Cary
Coordinates
55.30168, -6.20482 (approximate)
Mapped area
14.45 km²
Logainm ID
61298 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Rathlin Island. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-06-25. How this page was prepared.