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Old 04-10-2009, 09:36 PM
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Re: Skellig Michael, Ireland

Ah, glad you enjoyed it! I've been many, many times when I was a child but since returning 'home' after years of exile in the UK I have only been about twice or three times...



this is the Small Skellig, which has the gannet colony on (you need a special license to land on there)

I'll add some more photos from our trip sometime (I've got so many photos I want to add...)but this is one of my favourite puffin ones




Sadly there have been two fatalities on the rock this season; both people falling in the same place, so there is talk about 'health and safety' etc. and renewed talk about shutting the island to the public...but there would be uproar if they did.

The 'Skelligs Experience' (the heritage centre) is very popular with tourists, but isn't a patch on the real thing...

Last edited by Merrow; 04-10-2009 at 09:40 PM. Reason: more info added!
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