Rasharkin

Rasharkin () is a small village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is south of Ballymoney, near Dunloy and Kilrea. It had a population of 1,114 people in the 2011 census.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Rasharkin is referenced by 265 other articles, and connects out to Protestantism, list of sovereign states and Northern Ireland.

It sits within the topics Civil parishes of County Antrim and Villages in County Antrim.

Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.

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Locality: Rasharkin
Region: Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Instance of: village
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Causeway Coast and Glens
Population: 1114
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Image: Rasharkin Main Street - geograph.org.uk - 858014.jpg

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Commons category: Rasharkin
postal code: BT44
historic county: County Antrim
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Rasharkin () is a small village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is south of Ballymoney, near Dunloy and Kilrea. It had a population of 1,114 people in the 2011 census.

==Folklore== Rasharkin features in Buile Shuibhne an old Irish tale about the Suibhne mac Colmain, king of the Dál nAraidi, driven insane by St. Ronan's curse. The tale is the final installment of a three-text cycle in medieval Irish literature, continuing on from Fled Dúin na nGéd (The Feast of Dun na nGéd) and Cath Maige Rátha (The Battle of Mag Rath).

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