Ballinskelligs Castle

The name Ballinskelligs derives from the Irish Baile an Sceilg, meaning 'townland of the craggy rock,' a reference to the Skellig Islands that lie off the coast to the southwest. The element sceilg may originate from Latin speluca (cave) or, as some scholars propose, Old Norse origins; in Modern Irish it denotes a steep rock or crag. Ballinskelligs Castle was constructed in the 16th century by ...