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Updates From Rathkill Island

Letters, lore, and field notes from a foggy Irish island that might be haunted.

Newsletter · By Jessica Maybury · Official site

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Sep 1, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 1, 2026

    We wish everyone well (opens the original)

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    The Tide Brings News… Island Newsletter Vol. XIXLocal News:The election for Island Warden will take place on the first Thursday of next month. Residents are reminded that the Warden role is voluntary, unpaid, and requires the successful candidate to perform the duties listed in the founding charter, which is held in a locked box in Nuala’s pharmacy and which has not been opened in living memory. The founding charter cannot be reviewed prior to taking the role; this has always been the case; the

  2. Issue · Aug 5, 2026

    we know you know (opens the original)

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    The Tide Brings News… Island Newsletter Vol. XVIILocal News:Council Directive 7 (Seasonal) is now in effect. Residents are reminded of the following:Do not feed the cormorants. We know you know this. We are saying it again because someone has been feeding the cormorants. The cormorants are now larger than they were in spring.The eastern path behind the ruin field is closed until further notice. If you have already used this path, proceed directly to Nuala at the pharmacy and describe what you sa

  3. Issue · Jul 15, 2026

    update: there are now 3 missing persons, not 2 (opens the original)

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    The Tide Brings News… Island Newsletter Vol. XVILocal News:It is with some administrative frustration that we must report the third disappearance this quarter. Colm Barra, age 52, was last seen on the road between the upper well and the pine copse on Thursday evening. His coat was found on the gatepost on Friday morning. His boots were inside the coat. There was a folded receipt in the left pocket. We will not say what the receipt was for.This is, as we noted, the third disappearance. The other

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