An tSnaidhm

An tSnaidhm ("the knot") derives from the knot-like swirling of waters where the River Sneem meets the currents of Kenmare Bay in the estuary below the village, a geographical feature that also inspired the village's modern nickname as "the knot in the Ring of Kerry." Sneem is located on the Iveragh Peninsula in the Barony of Iveragh (partially in Dunkerron South), forming part of the medieval...