Take a behind the scenes look at the filming of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on the beautiful Skellig Michael Read More: http://shr.gs/25J514F | Irish Examiner

Skellig Michael situated 11.6 kilometres (7.2 mi) west of the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry It consists of approximately 44 acres. The remains of the monastery, which today consists of a small enclosure of beehive hutsand oratories, and most of the island, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996 Several films have used the island as a filming location. The island was used as a filming location for the science fiction films Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Star Wars: The Last Jedi