Toraigh
Tory Island | |
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Island | |
![]() Aerial view of Tory Island | |
Coordinates: 55°15′45″N 8°13′00″W / 55.2626°N 8.2168°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | County Donegal |
Government | |
• Dáil Éireann | Donegal |
Area | |
• Total | 3.5816 km2 (1.3829 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 141 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Area code(s) | 074, +353 74 |
Irish Grid Reference | B853466 |
Website | toryisland |
As this is a Gaeltacht, Toraigh is the only official name.[3] |
Tory Island, or simply Tory, is an island 14.5 kilometres (7+3⁄4 nautical miles) off the north-west coast of County Donegal, Ireland. It is officially known by its Irish name Toraigh,[3] which, although spelled thus, is pronounced the same as the English version. It is the most remote inhabited island of Ireland.[4] The name toraigh means "place of steep rocky heights".[3]