Office of Public Works (OPW) guides working on the ­Skellig Islands reported exhausted kayakers arriving at the pier, a smell of “weed” in the monastery and a boat sinking nearby. Weekly ...

Star Wars comes to Skellig Michael in County Kerry Living conditions on the island for the small numbers who work there have improved over the years, but they're still relatively primitive.

One of the most otherworldly scenes in "The Force Awakens" was filmed on Skellig Michael, an island located six miles off the coast of Ireland. The shoot there was shrouded in secrecy, and locals ...

“Skellig” comes from an old Gaelic word for crag—a rugged cliff or rock—and “Michael” refers to the archangel. The name is a fitting description for an island whose sharp peaks and ...

Over seven miles off the Irish coast, lie the sea crags of Skellig Michael, a breathtaking island once home to a community of reclusive monks. More recently, a different kind of hermit used it as ...

This monastic complex, perched since about the 7th century on the steep sides of the rocky island of Skellig Michael, some 12 km off the coast of south-west Ireland, illustrates the very spartan ...

Blindboy Boatclub offers a fresh perspective on the legacy of early Irish Christianity in Blindboy: The Land of Slaves and Scholars. Watch the classroom version for the Junior Cycle here.

Valentia Island man Des Lavelle launched his latest book - Island Boy: Valentia, Skellig and My Life at the Ocean’s Edge – which reveals his years of personal experience and attachment with ...