Tag: Tory Island
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Tory Island Walks – The Legend of Balor of the Evil Eye
“Walking is a man’s best medicine.” Hippocrates Leabhar Gabhala Eireann Leabhar Gabhala Eireann ( The Book of the Taking of Ireland) suggests that Tory was first occupied by settlers from Turkey called Nemedians.…
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Tory Island and Saint Colm Cille
The Tau Cross Visitors to Tory Island are greeted by a large Tau Cross, which stands near the harbour. It was carved from a single slab of mica, and measures 1.9m high by 1.1m wide. There is only one other Tau Cross in Ireland, located at Kilnaboy in Co. Clare. The Tau Cross gets its…
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Derek Hill and Tory Island’s Artists
Derek Hill Derek Hill ( 6 December 1916 – 30 July 2000) was an English landscape and portrait artist, who first visited Tory Island in 1956. Derek returned many times over the intervening years, staying in a little hut in Ard Larthain, which was once a coastal signal station. Glebe House Derek’s former home and…
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The Wild Atlantic Way – Tory Island
Tory is the most remote of Ireland’s inhabited islands, lying twelve kilometres off the coast of Donegal. It is part of the tourist initiative “The Wild Atlantic Way,” offering visitors stunning walks, diving, fishing, bird watching, historical sites, Irish culture and a very warm welcome. A ferry leaves for the island from Magheraroarty pier, a…
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Tory Island Walks
“Walking is a man’s best medicine.” Hippocrates Tory Island Walks Walking through West Town An Baile Thiar, I felt incredibly happy to note that Tory remains unspoiled. I really love the traditional style…
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The Wild Atlantic Way – Cnoc Fola
I planned to take you to an island this week but the ferry never left the pier due to rain, rain and more rain… Feeling rather downhearted, I pondered on a suitable alternative, and after a trip to the local library followed by a coffee and slice of cake, the sun came out. The Wild…
Watching the Daisies 