Kerry – Na Scealga, Skelligsby Pamela de Brí
- Artist: Pamela de Brí
- Dimensions: 45.5 x 61 cm (17.9 x 24 inches)
Sometime between the sixth and eight centuries, a monastery was founded on this precipitous rock giving rise to one of the most dramatic examples of the extremes of Christian monasticism. The monastic community appears to have moved to the mainland by the thirteenth century but the island continued to be venerated as a place of pilgrimage in the following centuries. In the nineteenth century, two lighthouses were built on Sceilg Mhichíl. Sceilg Bheag has the largest gannet colony in Ireland. The Skelligs is a World Heritage site.
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