'Most of them are harsh places to live': Ardal O'Hanlon on his Irish islands show
Ardal O'Hanlon on the Skellings for Inis na nIontas on TG4.
Skellig Michael was at the peak of a mountain range south of the Equator 360 million years ago. All these years later, it’s still as remote and beautiful, albeit it’s now surrounded by sea water, seven miles off the coast of Co Kerry. Around the sixth century, a group of monks established a monastic settlement on the crop of rock, carving distinctive beehive-shaped huts for shelter around their church.
Getting to visit the island — which has garnered worldwide attention since used as a location for a Star Wars film — was a highlight for Ardal O’Hanlon, presenter of Inis na nIontas, a three-part documentary on the islands off the coast of Ireland.
