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Tory Island (Irish; Oileán Thoraigh or earlier Oileán Thúr Rí) is an island of the Republic of Ireland, located nine miles off the Donegal coast of Northwest Ireland. Image File history File links Tory_Island. ...
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference G924789 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Population ( ) 2,339 (2006) Website: www. ...
Description The island is approximately 5 km (3 miles) long and 1 km (0.75 miles) wide. It has a population of 170, divided among four towns — An Baile Thoir [East Town], An Baile Thiar [West Town], An Lár [Middletown] and Úrbaile [Newtown]. It is part of the Donegal Gaeltacht and Ulster Irish is the island's main language. Gaeltacht regions in Ireland Gaeltacht (pronounced ; plural GaeltachtaÃ) is an Irish word for an Irish-speaking region. ...
Ulster Irish is the dialect of the Irish language spoken in the province of Ulster. ...
Tory Island from Tor More. Oil, Derek Hill 1958 Since the 1950s, it has been home to a small community of artists, and has its own art gallery. The English artist Derek Hill is associated with the Tory artist community. One of the artists is Patsaí Dan Mac Ruaidhrí (Patsy Dan Rodgers), who holds the position of Rí Thoraí (King of Tory). This King has no formal power, but is chosen by consensus of the islanders to represent the community; Patsy Dan has acted as a king, making the island recognizable through his family and love for art and music. Patsy Dan tries to greet all tourists as they arrive off the ferry from the mainland. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 467 pixelsFull resolution (1270 × 742 pixel, file size: 788 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ...
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Arthur Derek Hill (1916–30 July 2000) was an English portrait and landscape painter, born in Hampshire. ...
In the apocryphal history of Ireland, Lebor Gabála Érenn, Tory Island was the site of Conand's Tower, the stronghold of the Fomorians, before they were defeated by the Nemedians in a great battle on the island. The later Fomorian king Balor of the evil eye also lived here. Balor would imprison Ethlinn in a tower built atop Tor Mór [or Túr Mór in ancient Irish, meaning The High Tower]. In Judeo-Christian theologies, apocrypha refers to religious Sacred text that have questionable authenticity or are otherwise disputed. ...
Lebor Gabála Érenn (The Book of the Taking of Ireland) is the Middle Irish title of a loose collection of poems and prose narratives recounting the mythical origins and history of the Irish race from the creation of the world down to the Middle Ages. ...
Conand may refer to: Conand, a leader of the Fomorians, in Irish mythology Conand, a commune of the Ain département, in France This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
In Irish mythology, the Fomorians, Fomors, or Fomori (Irish Fomóiri, Fomóraig) were a semi-divine race who inhabited Ireland in ancient times. ...
In Irish mythology, Nemed (holy or priveleged) son of Agnoman of Scythia was the leader of the third group of inhabitants of Ireland. ...
In Irish mythology, Balor (Balar, Bolar) of the Evil Eye was a king of the Fomorians, a race of giants. ...
In Irish mythology, Ethniu (Eithne, Ethliu, Ethlinn, and a variety of other spellings - see below) was the daughter of Balor, king of the Fomorians. ...
Interesting places on Tory Island
Despite its small geographical size, Tory Island is rich in historical and mythological sites, often tied to the island's beautiful and dramatic landscape features. A blend of Christian and Celtic traditions are noticeable in the descriptions of the island's features below:
Dún Bhaloir (Balor's fort): Located on the eastern side of the island, the peninsula is surrounded on three sides by 90m-high cliffs, and is virtually impregnable. Balor's fort is only accessible by crossing a narrow isthmus, defended by four earthen embankments.
An Eochair Mhór (The big key) is a long, steep-sided spur jutting from the east side of the peninsula and ending in a crag called An Tor Mór (the big rock). Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1530 × 1020 pixel, file size: 559 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Saighdiúirí Bhaloir (Balor's soldiers): An Eochair Mhór has prominent rocky pinnacles known as Balor's soldiers. They give the spur a 'toothed' appearance, hence the name, The big key.
Leac an Leannán (The Wishing Stone) is a precipitous flat-topped rock beside the northern cliff-face of Balor's Fort. Traditionally, a wish is granted to anyone foolhardy enough to step onto the rock, or who succeeds in throwing three stones onto it. Please note: the rock is extremely dangerous, and visitors are strongly advised not to approach it.
An Cloigtheach (The Bell Tower) is the most impressive structure to have survived the destruction of the monastery of Colmcille. A monastery was founded on Tory in the 6th century by Colmcille, an influential missionary of the day. The monastery dominated life on Tory until 1595, when it was plundered and destroyed by English troops, waging a war of suppression against local chieftains. The tower was built in the 6th or 7th century, probably to give warning of attacks from the sea. Saint Columba or Saint Colm Cille sometimes known as (7 December 521 - 9 June 597), (Old Irish Columb Cille, meaning Dove of the church), was the outstanding figure among the Gaelic missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland during the Dark Ages. ...
Saint Columba or Saint Colm Cille sometimes known as (7 December 521 - 9 June 597), (Old Irish Columb Cille, meaning Dove of the church), was the outstanding figure among the Gaelic missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland during the Dark Ages. ...
The Tau Cross (a t-shaped cross) is believed to date from the 12th century. It is one of only two Tau crosses in Ireland (the other in Kilnaboy, County Clare).
Móirsheisear (Church of the Seven): Móirsheisear, which actually translates as 'big six' - an archaic term for seven - is the tomb of seven people, six men and one woman, who drowned when their boat capsized off Scoilt an Mhóirsheisear (the cleft of the seven) on the island's northwest coast. According to local superstition, clay from the woman's grave has the power to ward off vermin.
The Lighthouse, standing at the west end of the island, was built between 1828 and 1832 to a design by George Halpin, a well-known designer of Irish lighthouses. In April 1990 the lighthouse was automated. The lighthouse is one of three in Ireland in which a reference station for the Differential Global Positioning System (GPS) is installed. This satellite-tracking system, managed by the US Department of Defence, allows ships and boats to locate their position at any time.
The Torpedo: A torpedo can be seen midway between An Baile Thiar and An Baile Thoir. It washed ashore during World War 2 and was defused and erected at its present location.
Flora and Fauna Ancient records of the flora and fauna of this island can be found in Hyndman's notes on the history of the island.[1]
Flora Algae:- Fucus vesiculosus, Fucus nodosus, Himanthalia lorea, Laminaria digitata, Rhodomenia laciniata, Plocamium coccineum, Ptilota plumosa, Conferva rupestrus, Codium tomtntosum, Codium adhaerens det Dr Harvey.[1] Bladder wrack is a seaweed that was the original source of iodine, discovered in 1812, and was used extensively to treat goiter, a swelling of the thyroid gland related to insufficient iodine. ...
Species F. serratus F. vesiculosus Fucus is a genus of seaweed that lives in the intertidal zones of rocky shores. ...
Species Laminaria japonica . ...
Fauna The island is an important breeding site for Corn Crakes whose numbers have fallen in other locations with the rise in agriculture. Binomial name Crex crex Linnaeus, 1758 The Corn Crake (Crex crex) is a small bird in the family Rallidae. ...
Geographical statistics - Tory Island Lighthouse: coordinates 55° 16' 36" N (55.276667°), 8° 14' 97" W (-8.260278°)
- Highest point: Tor Mór
References - ^ a b Hyndman, G.C. 1852. Notes on the natural history of Tory Island. Ulster J.Archaeol. 1: 34 - 3
2. Williams H.G "Tory Island, County Donegal: a study on geographical isolation" Irish Geography, Dublin 1952
Further reading - Hunter, J. 2006. The Waves of Tory. Colin-Smyth Ltd. ISBN 10 0 86140 456 4
External links Coordinates: 55°16′N, 8°13′W BBC News is the department within the BBC responsible for the corporations news-gathering and production of news programmes on BBC television, radio and online. ...
Radio TelefÃs Éireann (RTÉ; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ...
is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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