History of Sneem

overlooking the river near St. Michael's Church. It was financed by the Arts Council of Ireland as a result of Sneem winning the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1987. The project was completed in 1989-90. The buildings won the National Landscape Award in 1997.

In March 1978, the state funeral of former President Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh took place in Sneem; Ó Dálaigh lived in the area before his death.

A number of common Irish family names are associated with Sneem, including Sullivan and O'Sullivan. Because there can be many O'Sullivans, locals append words to differentiate between them, for example "O'Sullivan-Mountain".

Former French President Charles de Gaulle visited Sneem on several occasions (Paris photo show recalls de Gaulle's Irish visit) and a