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Jan 24, 2023 · From €60 pp. 4 hours. 7 people. Dingle. BOOK TOUR. Our Star Wars Tour leads you through all the key locations the film crew used when filming the scenes, and get all the gossip about where Luke and Rey went for a drink and when Chewbacca went to the local schools.
- Star Wars Ireland Locations Intro
- Where Was Star Wars Filmed in Ireland?
- Skellig Michael Ireland Aka Luke Skywalker’s Island on Ahch-To
- What Are The Other Star Wars Filming Locations Ireland Is Known for?
- Brow Head Star Wars Locations
- Dingle Peninsula Star Wars Locations
- Loop Head Star Wars Locations
- Malin Head Star Wars Locations
- Other Ireland Star Wars Points of Interest and Connections
(Warning: This guide contains spoilers of Star Wars Episodes VII-IX.) The Force is definitely strong in Ireland since it became the site for key Star Wars filming locations.Star Wars Episode VII “The Force Awakens” (2015), Star Wars Episode VIII “The Last Jedi” (2017) and Star Wars Episode IX “The Rise of Skywalker” (2019), feature key scenes filme...
Filming for scenes from Star Wars Episode VII “The Force Awakens” were filmed on Skellig Michael, about 11.6 km / 7 miles off the west coast of Ireland in County Kerry, in September 2014. Scenes from Star Wars Episode VIII “The Last Jedi” were filmed also on Skellig Michael in September 2015. Additional filming for “The Last Jedi” were filmed in Ma...
Let’s start with the absolute highlight: Skellig Michael(or Sceilg Mhichíl in Irish). This is the island in Ireland where Star Wars was filmed. To be precise: Filming took place at several different locations along the Irish west coast. These technical details may be difficult to spot, as all Star Wars scenes shot in Ireland were made to resemble t...
Beyond the Star Wars island Ireland has a lot more to offer, as there are many more Star Wars filming locations in Ireland that are equally as beautiful and breathtaking. Besides the Skellig islands Ireland boasts Star Wars filming locations in Brow Head in County Cork, Sybil Head and Dunmore Head on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Loop Head ...
Next to the Mizen Head Peninsula and just about 3 km (2 miles) south of Crookhaven Village in County Cork, there is one of the most beautiful headlands you can imagine: Brow Head in West Cork. Besides being the most southerly point of the Irish mainland, it boasts not only an impressive signal tower, but also serenity and nature in its wildest form...
Sybil Head Star Wars Locations
Filming on Sybil Head (Ceann Sibéal in Irish) near Ballyferriter on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerrytook place on private property and, unfortunately, you may only visit the site with permission of the landowners. You can still go very close to the actual site, so it won’t be disappointing to check it out. The scouting crew deemed the 206 m (676 ft) high cliff suitable in recreating the wild and rugged landscape of the Skelligs. And it is true, the landscape is quite spectacular and walks...
Dunmore Head Star Wars Locations
There were two important scenes were filmed atDunmore Head, the westernmost part of the Dingle Peninsula, close to Coumeenoole Beach: The Star Wars scene Dingle is probably now known for is the notorious thala-siren scene in which Luke milks one of the docile space sea cows on AHCH-TO. For the scene an almost 900-pound sea cow puppet was airlifted by a helicopter onto the rock (marked in the photo below). Before this took place, the Star Wars crew actually scanned the rocks in 3D, so that a f...
Dingle Star Wars Locations
After about two weeks of filming, the Dingle Star Wars Wrap Party took place in late May 2016 in Foxy John’s Pub on Main Street in Dingle Town. The director Rian Johnson chose this place as the final party venue himself. Daisy Ridley, who was a bartender in London before being discovered, was pulling pints during this event. A few nights earlier Daisy was reportedly spotted in O’Sullivan’s Courthouse Pub in The Mall. By the way, Adam Driver was also in Dingle for a few days and worked out (so...
Remember the teaser trailer for “The Last Jedi” where Rey looks out onto the sea while the camera behind her slowly moves upwards? This shot captures the amphitheatre in Loop Head in County Clare. Filming took three days in May 2016 (17th-19th) and not a lot was known about it to the public, as the area surrounding the Loop Head Lighthousewas compl...
Malin Headon the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegalis not only the most northerly point of Ireland and one of the signature discovery points of the Wild Atlantic Way (it the beginning and end point of it), it is also the real life location where Rey and Chewbacca land the Millennium Falcon on a rocky outcrop on AHCH-TO.
R2D2 road: In April 2019, the R242 coastal road near Malin Head was renamed into R2D2 in tribute of the Star Wars droid. May the 4th Be With You Festival: Since 2018, there is an annual “May the 4th Be With You Festival” all over Ireland. This Fáilte Irelandinitiative takes place on several Star Wars locations along the Wild Atlantic Way and celebr...
Day 1. Guided Tour of the Ballyferriter, Dingle Peninsula Star Wars Story. Stay in the beautiful village of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh / Ballyferriter, ’the home of Star Wars’ and be taken on a magical tour of Slea Head, by a specialized local guide.
Awaken your inner Jedi on the Star Wars Tour of Kerry and Dingle. Discover scenes from a galaxy far, far away, on this scenic tour in Ireland. When scouting for locations for the latest instalments in the Star Wars franchise, the movie’s production team settled on the breath-taking Skellig Michael.
STAR WARS TOUR. We offer a scenic Slea Head Tour of the Star Wars Film locations along the Dingle Peninsula's stunning Wild Atlantic Way. See the impressive views of the dramatic sites where the filming took place: Skellig Michael, Dunmore Head and Ceann Síbeal. Three Hour Tour.
May 27, 2024 · Stop 8: Clogher Strand. Stop 9: Gallarus Oratory. End point: Dingle. Although the route looks straight the whole way, some of the Slea Head drive stops mentioned above, like Dun Chaoin, require a short detour off the main route. In the section below, you’ll get an overview of each section of the Slea Head Loop.
Star Wars does Dingle Take the lively, colourful town of Dingle, for starters. While no actual filming took place here, Dingle was a destination of choice for cast and crew who were shooting at the spectacular headland of Ceann Sibeal (Sybil Head).
