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, ...

In the final scene of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (spoiler alert) Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, meets Luke Skywalker on a mysterious island that's supposed to be part of a planet far, far away — but ...

Reporting from Mayo, Ireland — Sometime around AD 600, a handful of Irish monks decided that the rigors of fasting and penance on the mainland were not exacting enough. Waiting until the seas were ...

Like just about everyone this past week, I was anxiously waiting to see “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” But I had an extra reason. I’d been lucky enough to travel recently to one of the key locations ...

B oats carrying the first summer visitors to Skellig Michael have been landing on its rocky shores in recent weeks. The Office of Public Works ( OPW ), which manages the island, had originally aimed ...

Skellig Michael is an island in the Atlantic, virtually stuck in time for more than 1,000 years. But now, it is being stormed by fans of the Jedi. It looks like something only a Hollywood set designer ...

Skellig Michael, a remote island off the coast of County Kerry, has been ranked as one of the most remote and beautiful places in the world. Global travel site Big 7 Travel teamed up with the car ...

The sleepy fishing village of Portmagee would normally expect a lull in mid-September, with the end of the Irish school holidays leading to a fall off in visitors. But this year on Sept. 14, the quays ...

Skellig Michael has been selected to participate in an international campaign to inform communities around the world about the impact of climate change on World Heritage sites. The Great Skellig is ...

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 ...

The first weekend visitors of the season to Skellig Michael, the monastic island off the Co Kerry coast, were treated to a blast of sunshine and blue skies on Saturday. The island, an Unesco world ...