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TORY
ISLAND
| FACTFILE | |
| Situation | Co. Donegal, far North West of Ireland |
| Size | |
| Highest Point | |
| Population | 150-200 |
| Access |
Trawler mailboat operates on Tuesdays and Fridays yearound Paddy Doherty,
Bunbeg, Tel: 075-32210. In Summer, Boat is from Magheroarty, Telephone Tory Post Office 074-35501. |
| Accommodation | |
| Facilities | Pubs,Community Centre, Resident Nurse |
| Main Industries | |
| Services | Water/Sanitation facilities and Electricity, |
| Attractions | Excellent bird-watching, Summer; ceilidhe every Sunday in Halla Poibli, Local festival Feile Thorai is in July |
| Further Information | |
A Little bit of Background
Tory Island, Co.Donegal, is one
of the larger and more developed islands. The resident population swells
to over 1,000 in the summer.
The Belfry in west town is the most impressive structure to have survived destruction near the pier in west town is a reminder of the monastic period, and the TAU Cross is a contact with the Coptic Rite, Alexandria, Egypt. Balor’s Fort in East Town dates from the Iron Age.
Religious Services in the Catholic Church
on Sunday at 11 a.m. Mass daily. Year round occasional ceilidhe music
sessions. 
Tory School of Primitive Art is on show.
The story of Tory Island is written up and published in ISLANDERS by Harper/Collins by Diarmuid O Peicin,C.I. with Liam Nolan
Milltown Park, Dublin 6. (01) 269-8411