islands around ring of kerry cahirciveen

Skellig Michael is a fine example of the harshness of island life. This island has been a centre of monastic devotion since the seventh century....

Skellig Michael, also known as Great Skellig, is an inhospitable pinnacle of rock rising out of the Atlantic and covering an area of 17 ha (44 acres). Perched on a ledge almost 218m (714 ft ) above sea level and reached by an amazing 1,000 year old stairway is an isolated early Christian monastery. Monks settled for solitude on Skellig Michael during the 6th century, building a cluster of six corbelled beehive cells and two boat-shaped oratories. These dry-stone structures are still s...