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The Skelligs: Monks, Atlantic Storms, and a Star Wars Isle
Episode 203 of The History of Ireland: Rebellion, Empire, and Independence takes listeners to the jagged Atlantic outcrop of Skellig Michael. Lucas and Luna trace the island's story from its founding by monks in the sixth century — following the example of St. Fionán — through centuries of isolation, Viking raids, and the slow decay of the community, until the last monks abandoned it in the twelfth century. They explore daily life on the rock: the beehive huts, the stone stairways, the struggle to grow food in thin soil, and the spiritual allure of such an extreme place. The episode also…
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