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, ...

A remote Irish island was flung onto the world stage in late 2015 when the long-awaited new episode of the 'Star Wars' franchise used its incredible scenery as backdrop to one of the film’s most ...

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 ...

DUBLIN, Ireland — When 6th century monks braved lashing Atlantic waves and scaled the threatening spikes of Skellig island, their mission was to feel the power of God. Now the rocky outcrop off the ...

A saint is one who exaggerates what the world neglects. —G.K. Chesterton Skellig Michael is a 700-foot-high pinnacle of water-and-wind-worn rock that rises like Excalibur out of the Atlantic waves ...

CNET travels to Ireland in search of the iconic island used as a filming location in The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is CNET ...

Well, I've been there. Advertisement Article continues below this ad If you go There are surely more reputable — and safe — outfits transporting folks out to Skellig Michael than our unnamed one, and ...

Here's how you can experience the dramatic Wild Atlantic Way coastline of South Kerry and come face to face with the incredible Skellig Michael. Skellig Walker Cruises in Portmagee, County Kerry ...

No blarney, the Force was with me. Or at least with Watson, a black Lab mix and crack dolphin spotter who, upon detecting dorsal fins, relentlessly barked while racing throughout our small fishing ...

DUBLIN, Ireland — When 6th century monks braved lashing Atlantic waves and scaled the threatening spikes of Skellig island, their mission was to feel the power of God. Now the rocky outcrop off the ...