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2 unusual facts about Tory Island


Dúngal mac Selbaig

In 733 the Annals of Ulster report that Dúngal profaned Tory Island by forcibly removing Bruide, who is presumed to be the son of Óengus mac Fergusa, king of the Picts.

Edmund Getty

He wrote Chinese Seals in Ireland, The History of the Harbour Board, Last King of Ulster and articles on Tory Island and round towers.


Codium

Codium adhaerens has been recorded from a few sites on the west coast and from Tory Island on the north coast in County Donegal.


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