DESTINATION IRELAND
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Delight in some Irish scenery from your living room .
Yearning for a glimpse of Ireland ? Just pick from a host of major movies and top television shows filmed around the island and prepare to be transported to a galaxy far , far away .
Skellig Michael
For those pining for vistas of the Wild Atlantic Way for example , simply tune into a Star Wars movie , where the out-of-this-world scenery of the island of Skellig Michael off the County Kerry coast began Ireland ’ s part in the intergalactic story .
Skellig Michael , with its distinctive beehive stone huts , was the stunning setting for Luke Skywalker ’ s reappearance in Star Wars : The Force Awakens . Alongside several other Wild Atlantic Way locations , the island then went on to play a bigger role in the follow-up , The Last Jedi .
Barna , Co . Galway
Also portraying the beauty of the Wild Atlantic Way is The Guard , the most successful independent Irish film ever , which is set in the Gaeltacht ( Irish-speaking ) village of Barna in Connemara , County Galway .