These pictures are lovely high resolution, so you can click on them and get a good look at the beauty of the Skelligs.
Our return trip from Dingle took us past the Skelligs, these majestic rock outcrops are allways impressive to sail past, but to be able to do it on such a beautiful day made for a very memorable experience. The largest of the rocks Scellig Michael was the location for one of Irelands most notable monestries and was the home for early Christian monks for over 600 years up to the 12 century. The steep incline up to the top and the inaccessibility of the landing during any kind of sea must have kept these guys on their toes. It is with awe and respect that we rounded Skellig Michael and up to Little Skellig to view one of Ireland's largest gannet colinies get ready for the upcoming breeding season, with thousands of birds vying for position on this precipitious rock outcrop with beaks full of nesting material.
We headed into Derrynane for the night, one of my favourite anchorages, and a favourite of Daniel O Connell the liberator and many a romantic yachtsman. As we were approaching the transits for entry to the harbour we were treated to a magnificent sunset between the Scarrif Island and the Scelligs as the sun formed a huge pink and orange ball with magnificent reds stretching out over the islands. The photographs above are a memory but can not replicate the sheer beauty and exhilaration of what we saw.
Niall, Instructor on Commercial Yachtmaster Course
Our return trip from Dingle took us past the Skelligs, these majestic rock outcrops are allways impressive to sail past, but to be able to do it on such a beautiful day made for a very memorable experience. The largest of the rocks Scellig Michael was the location for one of Irelands most notable monestries and was the home for early Christian monks for over 600 years up to the 12 century. The steep incline up to the top and the inaccessibility of the landing during any kind of sea must have kept these guys on their toes. It is with awe and respect that we rounded Skellig Michael and up to Little Skellig to view one of Ireland's largest gannet colinies get ready for the upcoming breeding season, with thousands of birds vying for position on this precipitious rock outcrop with beaks full of nesting material.
We headed into Derrynane for the night, one of my favourite anchorages, and a favourite of Daniel O Connell the liberator and many a romantic yachtsman. As we were approaching the transits for entry to the harbour we were treated to a magnificent sunset between the Scarrif Island and the Scelligs as the sun formed a huge pink and orange ball with magnificent reds stretching out over the islands. The photographs above are a memory but can not replicate the sheer beauty and exhilaration of what we saw.
Niall, Instructor on Commercial Yachtmaster Course
3 comments:
What a great trip! I'm an archaeologist and I was wondering if any of ye know whether it would have been difficult to sail from the Skelligs to the Blaskets? Was wondering if the monks could have done so.
The monks would have regularly sailed Blaskets to Skelligs and back. Probably with curraghs with sails on them. I can put you in touch with my mother in law who is an archaeologist that specialised in maritime archaeology. She is very passionate and would love to share her knowledge. Let me know and I will put you in touch. Email me on info@westcorksailing.com. Cheers Gail
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