The smaller sister of Skellig Micheal is Little Skellig (Sceilig Bheag in Irish).
The final scene of Star Wars: The Force Awakens was shot on Skellig in July 2015, and additional filming took place there in September 2015 for The Last Jedi, the following film in the series. The remains of the Skellig Michael monastery, representing an ancient Jedi temple, appear in the film.
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