[2] The bay is between the village of Portmagee and the Ballinskelligs area on the Skellig Ring drive.

[3] The pier in St. Finian’s Bay is used by divers as a launching point for exploration of the Skellig Rocks.

He may have been the first founder of the oratory on Skellig Michael, directly opposite St. Finian's Bay.

When the Danes were raiding Ireland the monastery was moved to the mainland, and as of 1890 its dilapidated walls could still be seen in the sheltered corner at the head of St. Finian's Bay.

[3] The Killemlagh Church, an Irish Romanesque building that is now ruined, was built on the site of Saint Finan's monastery in the 12th or 13th century.