Ballinskelligs Abbey

Pretty Abbey with lovely Atlantic outlook.

It’s a nice walk out to the Abbey and as the tide was out we walked across the sand and up the track to the ruins and graveyard of the abbey. If the tide was in you could probably still cross using th...

Hauntingly beautiful

What a hauntingly beautiful place!!!! I went at sunset and had it all to myself. I can’t imagine what it would be like in stormy weather when the waves crash up over the walls.

The Architecture and General Area is Stunning

Not a lot to see but if you like old architecture and marvel at old construction and grave yards then this is definitely worth a stop as you are in the area. I would advise parking in the beach car p...

Beautiful Abbey

We tend to stop at every ruined abbey we can find, this one is one of our favorites. We happened onto this, as we do all of our favorite places in Ireland, in search of a local geocache, and it was a ...

St. Michael's Abbey where the Monks from Skelling Micahel ended up

The location of this Augustinian Priory at Ballinskelligs Bay is simply stunning. Most of the present buildings date to the 15th century. There was only enough parking for one car at the Abbey itself...