Ireland from the Skies - The Skelligs

Skellig Michael (Irish: Sceilig Mhichíl), or Great Skellig (Irish: Sceilig Mhór), is an island (the larger of the two Skellig Islands) in the Atlantic Ocean, 11.6 km west of the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. A Christian monastery was founded on the island at some point between the 6th and 8th century, and was continuously occupied until its abandonment in the late 12th century. The remains of this monastery, along with most of the island itself, were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1996

The Skelligs holds some 27,000 pairs of Northern Gannets, the second largest colony in the world. Little Skellig is protected and people are not permitted here

Gannett Colonies on Little Skellig

Beehive huts used by the monks on Skellig Michael

One boat tour arrives each day for the summer months weather permitting

Skellig Michael