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In Pictures: The Force is with Chewbaccca’s hairdresser at Star Wars festival

Enthusiasts dressed as Darth Vader and Chewbacca travelled to Skellig Michael, a rocky outcrop in the Atlantic which starred in the last two films.

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Star Wars fans following a boat trip to the Skellig Islands, Co Kerry (Brian Lawless/PA)

Star Wars fans caused a stir as they flocked to the first ever May The Fourth Festival in Ireland.

Enthusiasts dressed as Darth Vader and Chewbacca travelled to a rocky outcrop in the Atlantic which starred in the last two films (Brian Lawless/PA)
The World Heritage Site was inhabited by monks from around the sixth century for around 500 years (Brian Lawless/PA)
Unable to land on the outcrop as it is only accessible to the public from later in May until September, costumed fans posed for pictures in the shadow of Skellig (Brian Lawless/PA)
A spokeswoman for Failte Ireland said: ‘We wanted to give fans the chance to experience it for themselves and what better way to start with than on May the 4th’ (Brian Lawless/PA)
There will also be the chance for fans to follow in the footsteps of star Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) in a Guinness pint-pulling challenge (Brian Lawless/PA)
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