Little Skellig viewed from the beehive huts of Skellig Michael. Photo: Arian Zwegers/Creative Commons Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or ...

After eight hundred years of solitude Skellig Michael has suddenly became famous. It is now a must see exhibit on the circuit of Irish places of interest, thanks in some part to its role in the most ...

A rocky pyramid emerges out of a dark blue sea. It is cinematic even before you add the Millennium Falcon. You can see why “Star Wars” producers chose Skellig Michael as a location in a galaxy far, ...

The long look for Luke ended under Irish skies as Skywalker was seen, during the film’s final scene, atop the Emerald Isle’s jagged, ancient Skellig Michael rocks in 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force ...

After 14 years, John Conlee, professor of English at the College, resumed his pilgrimage to Skellig Michael, a rocky outcropping off the coast of Ireland. Following is an excerpt of his first-person ...

Skellig Michael is, quite literally, a rock in the middle of the Atlantic. Nothing but ocean around, seabirds cutting through the wind, and the very real sensation of being off the map. Standing there ...

A NEW REPORT has warned that the monastic structures at Skellig Michael could be at risk of collapse due to heavy rain and damage from water and wind. The report on protecting Skellig Michael, also ...