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Cliffs on Tory Island, County Donegal

Tory Island Tory Island, liying in the Atlantic Ocean, nine miles off the north-west coast of County Donegal is the most remote inhabited island of Ireland. The island, of just 880 acres, is inhabited by a hundred and fifty hardy souls, whose native tongue is the Ulster dialect of Irish Gaelic, in which their island's name is Toraigh, which appearently derives from the words for 'Tower of the King'. There are no flights to Tory, but a regular ferry to bring supplies and visitors (to whom the islanders will consent to speak English). (Read more)