The Skellig Islands are rocky crags off the shore of Ireland. 1500 years ago, a monastery was founded high on the top of the largest, Skellig Michael.
(If video doesn't play for you, see Skelligs video on YouTube)
Today, Skellig Michael is a World Heritage Site, and an amazing place, indeed. It's incredible to be here, high on top of the island, and try to fathom what it was like to live here, year round, in these little stone huts, on this steep rocky island. It was a beautiful day when we were there, but the monks didn't always have it so good.
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I'll be heading back to Ireland in a few weeks for our next women's tour of Ireland. As long as the weather and sea conditions co-operate, we'll be sitting by one of these beehive huts soon, imagining the life of those hardy monks who built it.
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1 Ireland: Dingle peninsula and ancient Irish motels? // Jan 5, 2009 at 10:45 pm
[...] sights along the way is a series of stone beehive huts. The huts are reminiscent of those at Skellig Michael. Evidence shows these probably had a different purpose, [...]
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