A look at island life.
Quiet and peaceful with beautiful scenery, Rathlin
Island lies just off the North East corner of Northern
Ireland, 7 miles from Ballycastle. But separation from
the mainland also brings isolation and practical difficulties,
which are intensified when the weather is bad.
In 1978 islanders were urgently seeking improvements
to their harbour to give them a safe place of refuge.
In "So Near and Yet So Far" Cyril Troy visited Rathlin
to find out whether islanders were hopeful for the future
of their island or whether fears of depopulation were
justified.
Listen to "So
Near and Yet So Far" . (This programme was broadcast
on BBC Radio Ulster on 28.02.1978)
Photographs of Rathlin Island are featured in the "your
place and mine" Picture Gallery. Click here
to have a look. |
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