Skellig Michael, or Great Skellig, is the larger of the two Skellig Islands about 8 miles from the Irish Coast of County Kerry. The name “Skellig” comes from a Gaelic word meaning “rock in the sea.” Within 100 years of the death of Saint Patrick, a Christian monastery was established there as a place of Christian isolation, learning, and protection. The monastery remained in continual use until it was abandoned in the late 12th century.

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