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A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
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A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Skelligs, The, 3 insular rocks, 7 miles W. of Bolus Head and 10 miles SW. of Valentia island, SW. co. Kerry; include Great and Little Skelligs and Lemon Rock, and swarm with sea-fowl. On Great Skellig (710 ft. high) are the ruins of a monastery, to which pilgrims formerly resorted, and the lofty rock of St Michael's Pillar. Skelligs Lighthouse, on the highest rock, 7½ miles off shore, is 46 ft. high, with fixed light 175 ft. above high water and seen 18 miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "3 insular rocks" (ADL Feature Type: "natural rock formations") |
| Administrative units: | Kerry IrlC |
| Place names: | SKELLIGS | SKELLIGS THE | THE SKELLIGS |
| Place: | The Skelligs |
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