and they get a personal welcome from the island's uncrowned king, patsy dan rogers. a man with no real power and no airs and graces. >> so many people. i'd like to keep my feet on the ground and to be with the people. >> reason enough for the islanders to choose them as their king 20 years ago. the tradition lives on here in tory. his realm is small, only four kilometers by one kilometer in area, 130 people live here and a few dozen sheep on sacred rat-free soil. >> it is a powerful saying that there will be no money accepted. so the heirs of the duggan family can't accept any money. he's very good at that. he can't accept and he won't accept any money. but if anyone wishes to give, then that's ok. >> we'll never know just how many glasses of guinness have passed hands over the years. certainly many irish continue to swear by tory earth. >> first of all, you have to bless this earth, and then you put a gun at the four corners of the house, that far-away corner and in the back. >> he always has big bag of tory soil. he had a rat problem until he scattered the sacred s