The magnificent Skellig Michael is one of only two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Republic of Ireland (the other is Bru na Boinne). On the summit of this awe-inspiring rock off the Kerry coast is St Fionan's monastery, one of the earliest foundations in the country. The monks who lived there prayed and slept in beehive-shaped huts made of stone. The monks left the island in the thirteenth cent...
St Fionan's monastery is located on the summit of the magnificent Skellig Michael, one of only two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Republic of Ireland. The monastery is one of the earliest foundations in the country. The monks who lived there prayed and slept in beehive-shaped huts made of stone, many of which remain to this day. The monks left the island in the thirteenth century but the area ...