The Celtic monastery on Skellig Michael, Co Kerry, is a good subject for imaginative reflection. Looking at the photographs questions such as 'Why was the monastery built here? What would life and faith have been like for the Irish Christian Monks who made their home here?' spring to mind. Of course the photographs also beg the question of gender exclusion: 'And what of the women's faith?' What does all of this say to you?
Come maiden sad
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Come maiden sad of sorrows & of sighs
Pale melancholy with the downcast look
Come when the dewy eve the landscape dyes
The church yard yew well pass & gur...
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