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Tory Island

• Irish: Oilean Thorai
• Historically Known As: Oilean Thu Ri

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• Vicinity: 14.5 km (9 mi) off the NW coast of Gortahork, Co Donegal
• Irish County of County Donegal in Province of Ulster

• Type: Island

• Travel Genus: Sight
• Sight Category: Historic District

• Theme Group: Monastic Sites of Ireland

• As Noted In: 1001 Escapes To Make Before You Die, B E S Publishing
• As Noted In: Irish National Monument, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Tory Island is a remote island off the northern coast of the Republic of Ireland. Located in the North Atlantic, Tory Island is notable as a place where the main language is Gaeilge and good times are to be had. Early medieval ecclesiastical ruins at Saint Columba's 16C monastery include a bell tower. The 1.38 square miles island, 5 kilometres (3 miles) long and 1 kilometre (0.6 miles), supports a population in the low hundreds, living among four towns: An Baile Thoir (East Town), An Baile Thiar (West Town), An Lar (Middletown) and Urbaile (Newtown).

Tory has no airport, but regular ferries sail from mainland County Donegal. The ferry does not take cars. Tory Island Ferry sails from Bunbeg and Magheraroarty (Phone: 00353 (0) 74 9531320/9531340). Both ports are situated off the N56 and can be driven to via the towns of Letterkenny and Dunfanaghy. - AsNotedIn