Skellig Michael and the Historical Monastery in the Center of the Ocean

Diposting oleh fatih on Sabtu, 02 Juni 2012


Skellig Michael, which means Michael's rock in Irish language, also known as Great Skellig, is a excessive rugged isle in the Ocean Beach 12 km off the shore of south-west Eire. Located great at the peak of a 230-metre-high rock is a traditional monastery probably established during the 7th millennium. For 600 years the isle was a hub of monastic life for Irish Religious priests. The priests resided in rock 'beehive' sheds perched above nearly straight ledge surfaces totally cut-off from the group by wide area of water, except for the periodic Viking intruders who raided the monastery every once in awhile.
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