- Discover everything you need to know about Skellig Michael, Killarney including history, facts, how to get there and the best time to visit.
- Discover Skellig Michael in Kerry, Ireland: Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.
- Historically, Skellig Michael was inhabited from around the 6th century onwards when a group of monks withdrew from civilisation and took residence on the island.
- Getting to Skellig Michael is half the fun. Sometimes if you do manage to get to the island, the surging seas put a stop to any chance of making a landing.
- To the untrained eye, Skellig Michael—a small, rocky island in Ireland which rises dramatically from the sea—appears to be uninviting and uninhabitable.
- The twin crags of Skellig Michael Islands appears in the horizon, shortly after the Skellig Michael Boat Trips start off from Portmagee Village.
- “The uniqueness of Skellig Michael is that the monastic architecture survived.” It survived because of the island’s remote location.
- Skellig Michael consists of approximately 22 hectares (54 acres) of rock, with its highest point, known as the Spit, 714 ft (218 m) above sea level.
- The largest of the Skelligs is Skellig Michael (Sceilg Mhichil) and was home to one of the earliest monastic settlements in Ireland.
- Skellig Michael, also known as Great Skellig, has a rich and storied history that dates back over a thousand years.