It's the fear that Skellig Michael -- a special place for its history -- is now being confused with something else. "Well the monks were here 1,300 years ago and people still know about them.

May the fourth be with you! Celebrate Star Wars Day by taking a look at Co Kerry's Skellig Michael, the Irish island famously featured in two "Star Wars" films.

Ireland’s heritage ministry said that Skellig Michael’s status as one of 1,073 UNESCO-listed sites -- alongside the likes of Yellowstone National Park, the Grand Canyon, Westminster Abbey ...

Skellig Michael — "skellig," derived from the Irish word sceillic, means "steep rock" — lies eight miles from the coast of County Kerry. It is beset by wind and rain, which make the ascent to ...

Sceilg Mhichíl, also known as Skellig Michael, off the coast of Co Kerry began welcoming visitors again this week after an unexpected three-week closure. The site is one of only two UNESCO World ...

Skellig Michael, where some of the most iconic scenes of the recent Star Wars movies were filmed, will not reopen as scheduled this weekend because of a legal challenge by three boat operators ...

Skellig Michael was made a Unesco World Heritage site in 1996 and achieved global popularity with its use in the Star Wars franchise films The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi.

From 6th-century monks to Star Wars Jedi, Ireland’s remote Skellig Michael has long been an escape for those looking to disappear.

This is Skellig Michael, monastic rock, ecological paradise and since last year, a film set. On September 14, the Star Wars crew will return.

Little Skellig and Skellig Michael were at the end of the world. John Finn. In Irish imagination, Skellig has always been a mystical place apart that involves flights (and fights) of fancy.

On my first trip to Skellig Michael in 2014 I had the same reaction of awe that everyone has upon seeing the striking rock rising unexpectedly from the Atlantic Ocean.