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Rathlin Island

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Rathlin Island (răth`lĭn), 5 sq mi (13 sq km), Co. Moyle, N Northern Ireland. Its cliffs, of limestone and basalt, rise at Slieveacarn to 449 ft (137 m). Farming and fishing are important. St. Columba is said to have founded a church there in the 6th cent., and the ruins of a castle in which Robert I (Robert the Bruce) is reputed to have hidden still remain.
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LONDON -- Environmental engineers Metoc plc has been appointed by Northern Ireland Electricity (Powerteam) as marine consultants for a proposed submarine power cable connection between Rathlin Island and County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.
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