Editing Portmagee (section)

==Places of interest==
[[File:Portmagee (2).jpg|thumb|right|Portmagee Pier]]
[[File:Skellig Michael by Maureen (1).jpg|thumb|right|Great Skellig]]
The village serves as a departure point for tourists travelling to visit '[[Skellig Michael]]', an island off the coast featuring a 6th-century monastic settlement. Skellig Michael (from Sceilig Mhichíl in the Irish language, meaning Michael's rock), also known as Great Skellig, is a steep rocky island in the Atlantic Ocean about {{convert|9|mi|km|abbr=off}} from the coast of County Kerry. It is the larger of the two [[Skellig Islands]]. Probably founded in the 7th century, for 600 years, the island was a centre of monastic life for Irish Christian monks. The Gaelic monastery, which is situated almost at the summit of the 230-metre-high rock became a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite book|last=Brockman|first=Norbert|title=Encyclopedia of Sacred Places, Volume 1|year=2011|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781598846546|pages=521|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JkSk4euA-TEC&q=%22Since+1996%2C+Skellig+Michael+has+been+on+the+UNESCO+World+Heritage+List%22&pg=PA521}}</ref>  It is one of Europe's better-known but least accessible monastic sites. Since the extreme remoteness of Skellig Michael has, until recently, discouraged visitors, the site is exceptionally well preserved. The very spartan conditions inside the monastery illustrate the ascetic lifestyle practiced by [[Celtic Christianity|early Irish Christians]]. The monks lived in stone [[Clochán|'beehive' huts]] (clochans), perched above nearly vertical cliff walls.

Another monastery, [[Illaunloughan]], is located in the Portmagee Channel north of the town.

South of the town are the popular Kerry Cliffs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nugent |first1=Patrick |title=Experience the Force: A guide to the Star Wars magic in Kerry |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/ireland/experience-the-force-a-guide-to-the-star-wars-magic-in-kerry-1.3317637 |access-date=4 June 2024 |publisher=The Irish Times |date=9 December 2017}}</ref>