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13. Why are visitor numbers to the island limited each day?

To protect the site and wildlife

4. True or False: Skellig Michael is connected to the mainland by a bridge.

False

14. Which famous film series used Skellig Michael as a filming location?

Star Wars

19. True or False: Skellig Michael is part of the Iveragh Peninsula.

True

12. What is the name of the smaller island beside Skellig Michael?

Little Skellig

10. Name one type of seabird that lives on Skellig Michael.

fulmars)

Puffins (or gannets

kittiwakes

17. The beehive huts on Skellig Michael were built without which material?

Mortar (they are dry-stone)

1. Where is Skellig Michael located?

Off the coast of County Kerry

18. What shape are the beehive huts designed in to help them survive the weather?

Round/dome-shaped

8. Why did the monks choose such a remote place to live?

and closeness to God

For prayer

peace

5. Around what century did monks first settle on Skellig Michael?

6th century

2. Skellig Michael is about how many kilometres from the mainland?

12 km

20. What dangerous weather condition often makes it difficult to reach Skellig Michael by boat?

Rough Atlantic seas

7. True or False: The monks lived on the island because it was easy to grow food there.

False

16. What year was Skellig Michael added to the UNESCO World Heritage list?

1996

3. What does the name “Skellig” mean in Irish?

Rock in the sea

6. What are the small stone houses on the island called?

Beehive huts

11. True or False: Skellig Michael is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

True

15. True or False: Skellig Michael is still home to a community of monks today.

False

9. How many steep steps (about) lead up to the monastery?

600