Just under two kilometres north east of Skellig Michael is its smaller sibling, ‘Little Skellig’ or ‘Sceilig Bheag’ in the native Irish tongue. I first laid eyes on Sceilig Bheag seven years ago and was introduced to the home of one of the northern hemispheres largest colonies of gannet, along with its incredible accompanying smell. […]
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Nearly seven years ago I got to circumnavigate the famous Skellig Michael off the south west coast of Ireland, symbol of the archangel Micheal and spiritual haven of the Mainistir Fhionáin monks that made this sacred rock their home. I planned to return one day with the anticipation of climbing to its pinnacle. Last Saturday […]
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For more than half the years I have lived I’ve looked out to the east from the seaside town of Edithburgh to see the lighthouse of Troubridge Island on the horizon. Being a diver I had never given much thought to it as being a destination. If I was into photographing seabirds maybe things would […]
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There is no one I know that does not love the view across water. To gaze out across a vista unencumbered by any obstacle to either a distant bank, shore or horizon is universally calming. Perhaps this tiny island might have broken that spell but when the water is calm and its reflection ripples out […]
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Just under two kilometers north east of Skellig Michael is the smaller of the Skelligs, ‘Little Skellig’. What struck me as the biggest difference between the two is that here on Little Skellig the sea birds ruled. Tens of thousands of gannets and other migratory birds clings to every usable surface of this barren rocky […]
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