A History Of The Island Of Rathlin

Rathlin Island is situated off the northern coast of County Antrim. It is a civil parish. The author's husband, Robert Gage was the landlord and Church of Ireland rector of the island. The book was written in 1851; four copies were illustrated, handwritten and leatherbound by Mrs. Gage.

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Rathlin Island Massacre was an atrocity on Rathlin Island (off the coast of Northern Ireland) in July 1575. Installing themselves in a castle built in the 14th century by the Scottish King Robert the Bruce, the MacDonnells made Rathlin their base for fierce resistance to the "Enterprise of Ulster." Acting on instructions from Sir Henry Sidney and the Earl of Essex, Francis Drake and John Norreys landed on the island and took the castle by storm. Despite the castle's surrender, they killed all 200 defenders, as well as 400 civilian men, women and children cowering among the island's crags and caves.

Reverend Lewis Amadeus Anspach arrived in Newfoundland in 1799 as a magistrate and missionary, and promptly began collecting facts on Newfoundland's circumstances, interests, history, and laws. Anspach maintained a journal containing this information for the 13 years he was on the island, and in 1818 was persuaded to write this book as so little was known about the colony in the rest of the world.