Contact:
e: murphysseacruises@gmail.com
t: +353 876762983
THE SKELLIG ISLANDS
LANDING TOURS &
ECO TOURS
LANDING TRIPS
&
ECO (around the islands) TRIPS
CONTACT
e: murphysseacruises@gmail.com
m: +35387 6762983
A view from the top of the world, overlooking Small Skellig and beyond the mainland of Portmagee.
At the top of Skellig Michael, to the left you can see the small Skellig(home too 20,000 pairs of Ganets, one of the largest colonies of Ganets in the World.
A grave/tomb in the Monastery on Skellig Michael
A Church window, at the tope of Skellig Michael
CONTACT
e: murphysseacruises@gmail.com
t: +353 876762983
Skellig Islands
The Skellig Islands, Skellig Michael and Small Skellig, stand aloof in the Atlantic Ocean some 13km southwest of Portmagee & Valentia Island, County Kerry. From any angle, or from any vantage point on the nearby Ring of Kerry, they are spectacular pinnacles, which have magnetised viewers for generations.
The Skelligs are world famous, each in its own right. Skellig Michael is known throughout the world of archaeology as the site of a well preserved monastic outpost of the early Christian period, now designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Small Skellig is equally renowned in matters of ornithology as the home of some 27,000 pairs of gannets, the second largest colony of such sea birds in the world.
The monastic site on Skellig Micheal is reached by climbing over five hundred steps on up a 1000 year old stone stairway. Stone beehive huts where monks lived and prayed centuries ago cling to cliff edges alongside oratories, a cemetery, stone crosses, holy wells and the Church of St Michael. These isolated archaeological remains show the dramatically spartan conditions in which this early Christian community lived. Enduring several Viking raids, the monks eventually left the island in the thirteenth century and it subsequently became a place of pilgrimage.
A boat trip to The Skelligs allows one to experience these magnificent natural monuments first hand, book with Murphys today and experience the trip of a lifetime tomorrow.
MURPHYS SEA CRUISES
There are many imitators but only a few are the original boatmen to the islands. Patrick Murphy is the Skipper of the wonderful "Shelluna". Patrick was born & raised in the beautiful village of Portmagee and lives in the village. With over 30 years of captaining boats on the atlantic, you know you are in safe hands.
Murphys Sea Cruises was established in the 1980's, at the time there were only a few boatmen "licensed" to go to the Great Skellig. Patrick & crew have brought thousands of people to and from the islands and promises them a trip of a life time.