Thanks to the giant advertisement that is “Star Wars,” Ireland’s ruggedly beautiful Skellig Islands feel the Force of tourism. CNN values your feedback 1.

The island of Ahch-To isn't just a destination in a galaxy far, far away. Part of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" was filmed off the coast of Ireland on an island.

When 6th century monks braved lashing Atlantic waves and scaled the threatening spikes of Skellig island, their mission was to feel the power of God. Lighthouse Blazes a Trail Into the Future ...

It's the fear that Skellig Michael -- a special place for its history -- is now being confused with something else. "Well the monks were here 1,300 years ago and people still know about them.

Skellig Michael, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was chosen by sixth-century monks as the location for their monastery, and their stone-built, beehive homes reached by climbing 600 steps are a ...

The dozen monks who sequestered themselves on this rocky island in the seventh century were a hardy lot. Skellig Michael — "skellig," derived from the Irish word sceillic, means "steep rock ...

When the first monks saw Skellig Michael, they saw a desert—a place away. Sitting in their cells at 600 feet they were higher and more isolated even than Simon Stylites on his sixty-foot ...

Rising 230 meters above the sea, Skellig Michael, which holds the ruins of an ancient monastery, was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.

Just as the Resistance found Skywalker, the Vikings found Skellig Michael: They raided the monastery more than once. Even ...

Thanks to the giant advertisement that is “Star Wars,” Ireland’s ruggedly beautiful Skellig Islands feel the Force of tourism. CNN values your feedback 1.