class="apple-converted-space"> Skellig Islands) in theAtlantic Ocean, 11.6 km west of
theIveragh PeninsulainCounty
Kerry,Ireland.AChristian
monasterywas founded on the
island at some point between the 6and
8century, and was continuously
occupied until its abandonment in the late 12century.The remains of this monastery, along
with most of the island itself, were inscribed on theUNESCOWorld Heritage Listin 1996