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A Sacred Place: Skellig Michael

Photos and article by Chris Ryan
Spring 2023

April 20, 2023 by 3 Comments

Photographer and writer Chris Ryan visited the larger of the two Skellig Islands off the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, where an early-medieval monastery survives at the edge of the material world.Start at the Dublin offices of Google or Facebook, drive to the southwest tip of Ireland, hop a boat, journey seven miles out to sea, and climb 600 steps clinging to the edge of a … [Read more...] about A Sacred Place: Skellig Michael

An American Tribute to Ireland’s Poet-Patriots

By Chris Ryan, Contributor
April / May 2016

March 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Richard B. Evans, an American-born composer and musician, has been immersed in Irish music and culture for decades, and his exploration of the events leading to 1916 is about to come to American audiences in a live, full-length musical production commemorating the Centennial.  Ireland’s Poet-Patriots is a full evening’s concert marking the centennial of the Easter Rising and … [Read more...] about An American Tribute to Ireland’s Poet-Patriots

Photo Essay:
Ireland in Seven Days

Text and images by Chris Ryan, Contributor
December / January 2015

December 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Whoever coined the Irish proverb “When God made time, he made plenty of it” must have been blessed with immortality, or unlimited vacations. The rest of us measure our lives in years and our time off in weeks or days. If this has prevented you from visiting the land that spawned that bit of wisdom, take heart – you can see some of the best of Ireland in one week. Sure, you’ll … [Read more...] about Photo Essay:
Ireland in Seven Days

A Sacred Place: Skellig Michael

By Chris Ryan, Contributor
April / May 2013

March 20, 2013 by 9 Comments

Photographer and writer Chris Ryan visited the larger of the two Skellig Islands off the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, where an early-medieval monastery survives at the edge of the material world. Start at the Dublin offices of Google or Facebook, drive to the southwest tip of Ireland, hop a boat, journey seven miles out to sea, and climb 600 steps clinging to the edge of … [Read more...] about A Sacred Place: Skellig Michael

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