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The town is set at the head of the Sneem estuary between Kenmare and Waterville.
When the town was formed is not clear but there was reference to it on a map from 1756.
Today Sneem is a peaceful and romantic little village offering visitors unspoilt nature,
fishing, a sheltered harbour at Oysterbed Pier and Parknasilla golf course.
The town won the National Tidy Towns Award in 1987 and in 1997 the National Landscape Award.
In 2003 " The Garden of the Senses " was completed.
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The new Sneem Hotel hosted many personalities like Bernard Shaw,
Charley Chaplin, The Queen of The Netherlands and Charles DeGaulle.
The hotel still offers the best bathing waters in europe in sheltered labyrinths of
salt-water channels and from the open strand.
 Sneem Hotel |
 View from the terrace. |
| The Casey brothers from the area won fame in the sporting world, a remarkable family of seven big-framed brothers participating in wrestling, rowing and tug-of-war. Perhaps the best known of them is Steve Casey who lived in Boston and earned the name "Crusher" by becoming World Champion Wrestling in 1938 - 1947. A statue has been erected on the South Square in his honor. |
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and its history read the book " Sneem The Knot in the Ring " by T.E.Stoakly, for sale in Sneem village. |
