TG4's award-winning series Bailte to feature Tory Island

The award-winning series Bailte returns this September for its fourth season on TG4 with Síle Nic Chonaonaigh continuing her journey through the townlands of Ireland - and it has made its way to Tory Island.

On the episode this week, on Thursday, September 19, at 8pm, Síle heads to Oileán Thoraigh.

Toraigh is Ireland’s most northerly inhabited island and seeing as it’s situated over nine miles from Donegal’s northwest coast, it’s certainly the remotest area Síle has visited so far.

Amongst those who Síle meets during this programme are Anton Meenan, who regales Síle with tales from the Bronze Age, Marjorie Carroll who tells Síle about the islanders’ plans for the future, and Willie Ghráinne Ó Dubhgáin, the captain of the Tor Dearg who takes her on a boat trip around the island’s stunning Atlantic coastline.

There are over 60,000 townlands in Ireland and they remain one of the pillars of modern Irish life. On this journey, Síle explores the resilience of our rural communities and reveals the deep connection people have with their townland and how local landscapes and traditions remain a constant influence on our daily lives.

The series is a celebration of the hard-working and vibrant communities who are doing their very best to ensure their own community is more than just a mere layby and a pretty stop-off along the Wild Atlantic Way. With rural Ireland as a spectacular backdrop, ‘Bailte’ provides a distinctive and honest portrayal of life in Ireland today.