Tory Island, home to approximately 150 people, is located nine miles off the coast of Donegal and it is currently served by a ferry called 'An Tor Mór', run by Turasmara Teo.

Those all face south, so that approaching by ferry, you see the entire habitable island. Time was, when arriving on Tory, you would also have been met by the king, Patsy Dan Rodgers (1944-2018).

A new ferry service could help develop tourism and make life easier on Tory Island off the coast of Donegal. Padraig Doherty of Turasmara Teoranta began operating the Tory Island ferry service in ...

Tory Island: A rugged beauty with a pirate past The people of Tory have a will to survive ... men and women of “Toraigh na dTonn,” the Tory Island ferry, have carried on.

Visitors can reach the island via a brief ferry journey from the picturesque Magheraroarty Pier. Traditionally, the King of Tory would welcome guests upon their arrival, a long-standing custom.

After a while, they returned to Tory and to their heritage. A ferry boat travels the nine nautical miles to the island regularly from Machaire Rabhartaigh quay, which, like the island, is part of ...

The island is accessed by ferry, which takes around 45 minutes Credit: Tory Island Hotel 8 The Gaeltach island has a strong link to old Irish tradition Credit: Corbis - Getty ...

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A new ferry service could help develop tourism and make life easier on Tory Island off the coast of Donegal. Padraig Doherty of Turasmara Teoranta began operating the Tory Island ferry service in ...