Skellig Michael Hermitage, Co. KerryYour fingers fit into the same grooves the monks carved a thousand years ago. That's what stays with me about the Hermitage on Skellig Michael's South Peak. Not the vertigo, not the absence of anything resembling a safety rail. The physical fact of those handholds, worn smooth by centuries of use, connecting your hands to theirs. This image was taken from the Irish Lights helicopter, which is the only way to see the Hermitage in its full context. From