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Rathlin

Rathlin Island
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About Rathlin

Rathlin Island is an island and civil parish off the coast of County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's northernmost point. As of the 2021 Census there were 141 people living on the island.

On the show โ€” 3 mentions total

It's the island where Robert the Bruce went after a battle, and it's where he saw the useless spider. Whether that happened or not, it's definitely said to have happened on Rathlin.

from 435: No Such Thing As An Arm-Wrestling Chihuahua, 2022-07-15 at 00:27:37 ยท read transcript

Other times Rathlin came up

  1. I'm sorry, it is exactly that. Andy, explaining exactly what it is. Thank you. We'll see if it's exactly what Dan thinks it is. It's on an island called Rathlin, which is off the coast of Northern Ireland. Okay. The lighthouse was built into the cliff face at the island's edge. Right. They wanted a lighthouse because they wanted to warn shipping about, you know, the island and its presence. but the problem is the island is often covered in fog.

    No Such Thing As An Arm-Wrestling Chihuahua, 2022-07-15 ยท listen

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Coordinates: 55.2950, -6.1975

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