History of Rathlin Island

History of Rathlin Island A Settlement on Rathlin Island Geographical Information Part of

Rathlin Island is a miniscule and small island of the northern coast of country Antrim, currently split between the Celtic Union and the Kingdom of Cork.

History

Under British Control

Rathlin started off under British control. There is no recorded mention of it during British control and it was never used.

Under Celtic Control

The Celts also never planned on inhabiting the island and just occupied it.

Under Cork Control

Entrance of Camp Rathlin.

Cork was the first country to begin works on Rathlin, after cork occupied Donegal after the 4th Cork-Celtic War, Cork got to work establishing a base for the 3rd battalion of the Donegal Regiment. It also planned to garrison an independence military police company aswell under the name "Rathlin Island Garrison Police",

Rathlin island coastal artillery.

the Corkonians had plans to make Rathlin a military colony as to propose protection incase the UK ever decided to attack into Cork. The battalion would have done much, it was an artillery unit which inhabited coastal artillery positions.