Voting in the Children's Referendum is under way on 12 islands off the coasts of Donegal, Mayo and Galway, where over 2,000 people are expected to cast their ballots.
Islanders in these counties traditionally vote ahead of the mainland to make sure bad weather does not hamper the return of boxes on time for the count.
The Aer Corps brought the ballot box by helicopter to Tory Island, while ferries and boats have transported the boxes to other islands.
In the Donegal southwest constituency voters on five islands - Arranmore, Gola, Inishbofin, Inishfree and Tory - are voting.
The King of Tory, Patsy Dan Rodgers, was one of the first people to cast his vote.
He said he felt islanders had not been given enough information in advance of the referendum.
Polling stations will open for four hours on the smaller islands and for nine hours on Arranmore, which has an electorate of over 500.
Over 1,100 people are registered to vote on the Aran Islands off the coast of Galway.
Almost 200 people are entitled to vote on Clare Island, Inishbiggle and Inishturk off Co Mayo.
Returning officer for Mayo Fintan Murphy said that with high tides and storms forecast, there may be some difficulty getting the ballot boxes back to the mainland when polls close on the three Mayo islands at 7pm.
Voting for the rest of the country gets under way this Saturday, 10 November.
The Children's Rights Alliance said the referendum is not about giving the State more power to intervene in family life but about making sure the child protection service works better.
Meanwhile, former MEP Kathy Sinnott said if the proposed amendments are accepted, it would give control of children and childhood to the State.
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