I have spent a couple of great weekends on Tory. One special night with the late King of Tory, Patsy Dan, and the local Priest in the hotel bar will live long in the memory. Patsy had his squeeze box and there was plenty of 'craic agus ceol'.

But people on those small islands are a different type altogether.

No Manic Miner or Jet Set Willy?

Yes, absolutely.

Ireland is not in Schengen

Harland and Wolff?

Methil, which built Brent A and at least three other large platforms. As others have noted there were several other yards involved at that time, such was the size of the North Sea fields development effort. Some historical info here : http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1976/mar/...

Sounds like the old Highland Fabricators site at Nigg in Easter Ross, Scotland:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-3652...

It could be Invergordon. I was there last summer and have seen quite some wind turbines ready to be dispatched for installation.