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Ballinskelligs, officially Baile an Sceilg , is a Gaeltacht village in the south-west of the Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The townland is in the Civil Parish of Prior and was in the Poor law union of Cahersiveen. The rock referred to in the village's Irish name are the Skellig Islands—Skellig Michael and Little Skellig—an ancient monastic colony which lies off the coast from Ballinskelligs. The town is also the site of a beach, the ruins of Ballinskelligs Priory of Augustinian Canons Regular, and the remains of Ballinskelligs Castle.
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  • 3. Skelligs Watersports Ballinskelligs
    Skellig Michael (or the Great Skellig is a twin-pinnacled crag situated 11.6 kilometres west of the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. Its twin island, Little Skellig is smaller and practically inaccessible, and is closed to the public. The Skellig Islands, along with some of the Blasket Islands, form the most westerly part of the Republic of Ireland. Skellig Michael consists of approximately 44 acres of rock, with its highest point, the Spit, 714 feet above sea level. It is known for its steep inhospitable landscape, the Gaelic monastery founded between the 6th and 8th century, and its variety of inhabiting species, including gannets, puffins, a colony of razorbills and a resident population of approximately fifty grey seals. The rock contains the remains of a tower house, a mega...
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