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Sneem (Irish: An tSnaidhm) is a village situated on the Iveragh Peninsula (part of the Ring of Kerry), in County Kerry, in the southwest of Ireland. It lies on the estuary of the River Sneem which expands here to Kenmare Bay. The N70 road runs through the town, which is approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Kenmare. While the 2022 census recorded a population of 386 people, Sneem is located in a tourist area and the population increases during the summer months.
The Irish village name An tSnaidhm means "the knot" in English. Several explanations of the name have been offered:
The English name is first recorded in Charles Smith's The Antient and Present State of the county of Kerry (1750), while the spellings Snaiḋm and Snaiḋim appear in poems of the early 19th century by Tomás Rua Ó Súilleabháin.
A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, published by Samuel Lewis in 1837, states that at the time, Sneem consisted of a harbour, a collection of houses, a church, a chapel and a "constabulary police force".
Former French president Charles de Gaulle visited Sneem in May 1969, and a monument to him now stands in the village's North Square.
A book, Sneem, The Knot in the Ring, recounts the area's history. In 2000, a time capsule was buried in the centre of the town, to be opened in 2100.
The village is in the South and West Kerry electoral area of Kerry County Council, and the Dáil Éireann constituency of Kerry.
Derryquin Castle was an 18th-century stone-built country house, now demolished, in the Parknasilla estate close to Sneem. Designed by local architect James Franklin Fuller, the house comprised a three-storey main block with a four-storey octagonal tower rising through the centre and a two-storey, partly curved wing. The building was equipped with battlements and machicolations.
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Sneem (Irish: An tSnaidhm) is a village situated on the Iveragh Peninsula (part of the Ring of Kerry), in County Kerry, in the southwest of Ireland. It lies on the estuary of the River Sneem which expands here to Kenmare Bay. The N70 road runs through the town, which is approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Kenmare. While the 2022 census recorded a population of 386 people, Sneem is located in a tourist area and the population increases during the summer months.
The Irish village name An tSnaidhm means "the knot" in English. Several explanations of the name have been offered:
The English name is first recorded in Charles Smith's The Antient and Present State of the county of Kerry (1750), while the spellings Snaiḋm and Snaiḋim appear in poems of the early 19th century by Tomás Rua Ó Súilleabháin.
A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, published by Samuel Lewis in 1837, states that at the time, Sneem consisted of a harbour, a collection of houses, a church, a chapel and a "constabulary police force".
Former French president Charles de Gaulle visited Sneem in May 1969, and a monument to him now stands in the village's North Square.
A book, Sneem, The Knot in the Ring, recounts the area's history. In 2000, a time capsule was buried in the centre of the town, to be opened in 2100.
The village is in the South and West Kerry electoral area of Kerry County Council, and the Dáil Éireann constituency of Kerry.
Derryquin Castle was an 18th-century stone-built country house, now demolished, in the Parknasilla estate close to Sneem. Designed by local architect James Franklin Fuller, the house comprised a three-storey main block with a four-storey octagonal tower rising through the centre and a two-storey, partly curved wing. The building was equipped with battlements and machicolations.
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