- More recently, Skellig Michael was used as a location for shooting two Star Wars movies. Little Skellig is the other main island in the group.
- 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.
- How can you describe the Skellig Michael to someone who has never visited this place of peace, serenity and absolute beauty, yet with ruggedness all around you?
- The awe-inducing island of Skellig Michael, a World Heritage Site, lies some 12km (8 miles) off the coast of Bolus Head in County Kerry.
- Discover Skellig Michael in Kerry, Ireland: Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.
- There are about 500 stones in Skellig Michael that were placed in their original place by monks, and these stones lead to a narrow ridge called the “saddle of Christ”.
- Skellig Michael (Sceilig Mhichíl) or "Great Skellig" is a small uninhabited island 12 km off the coast of County Kerry in southwest Ireland.
- To the untrained eye, Skellig Michael—a small, rocky island in Ireland which rises dramatically from the sea—appears to be uninviting and uninhabitable.
- Discover everything you need to know about Skellig Michael, Killarney including history, facts, how to get there and the best time to visit.
- The boat was very small and the boat journey is stunning with beautiful views. We were taken around the little skellig and then landed on skellig michael.