What is "skellig"

Skellig is a children's novel by the British author David Almond, published by Hodder in 1998. It was the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year and it won the Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's outstanding children's book by a British author. In the U.S. it was a runner up for the Michael L. Printz Award, which recognizes one work of young adult fiction annually. Since publication, it has also been adapted into a play, an opera, and a film.

Delacorte Press published the first U.S. edition in 1999.

Skellig known in North America as Skellig: The Owl Man is a 2009 British fantasy drama film directed by Annabel Jankel and starring Tim Roth and Bill Milner. The screenplay by Irena Brignull is based on the award-winning children's novel, Skellig by David Almond, published in 1998.

Skellig may refer to:

• Skellig, 1998 children's novel by David Almond
  • Skellig (film), a 2009 film based on the novel
• The Skellig Islands, Kerry, Ireland; site of monastic settlement
  • Skellig Michael, the larger of the Skellig Islands
  • Little Skellig, the smaller of the Skellig Islands
• Skellig Rangers, a Gaelic football team