| 词条 | Sneem |
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|name = Sneem |other_name = {{pad top italic|An tSnaidhm}} |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = Sneem.jpg |image_caption = Looking East from the bridge |pushpin_map = Ireland |pushpin_label_position = right |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Ireland |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Munster |subdivision_type3 = County |subdivision_name3 = County Kerry |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |population_as_of = 2011 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 557 |population_rural = |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone1 = WET |utc_offset1 = +0 |timezone1_DST = IST (WEST) |utc_offset1_DST = -1 |coordinates = {{coord|51.838376|-9.899797|dim:100000_region:IE|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |blank_name = Irish Grid Reference |blank_info = {{iem4ibx|V687670}} |website = {{URL|www.Sneem.net}} |footnotes = }} Sneem ({{Irish place name|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. National route N70 runs through the town. Origin of the place nameThe Irish village name An tSnaidhm means "The Knot" in English. Several explanations of the name have been offered:
HistoryA book, Sneem, The Knot in the Ring, recounts the area's history.[2] In 2000, a time capsule was buried in the centre of the town, to be opened in 2100.[3] PoliticsThe village is in the South and West Kerry electoral area of Kerry County Council, and the Dail Eireann constituency of Kerry. PeopleIn March 1978, the state funeral of former President Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (Carroll O'Daly) took place in Sneem; he had lived nearby before his death. The Casey brothers, Steve, Tom, and Jim. Famed athletes in Ireland, in the 1930s, they competed in single scull rowing at the Charles River in Boston.[4] Steve Casey emigrated to America in 1936. He was both NWA and AWA heavyweight wrestling champion of the world five times between 1938 and 1947. In 1982 he received the Irish Hall of Fame Award, presented by Olympic gold medallist Ronnie Delany. There is a statue commemorating him in the village. William Melville, the first head of the British Secret Service, was born at nearby Direenaclaurig Cross. The Gaelic footballer Ronan Hussey, who was a member of the Kerry senior football panel, is a native of Sneem and still plays with Sneem GAA. See also
References1. ^{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18192375|title=Sneem : the knot in the ring|last=E.|first=Stoakley, T.|date=1986|publisher=Sneem Tourism Association|isbn=0951163000|edition= 2nd and enl.|location=Sneem, Co. Kerry|oclc=18192375}} 2. ^{{cite book| last = Stoakley| first = T.E.| authorlink =| coauthors =| title = Sneem: The Knot in the Ring| publisher = Sneem Tourism Association| date = 1986| location = Sneem, Co. Kerry| pages =| url =| doi =| isbn = 0-9511630-0-0| id = }} 3. ^{{cite web |url = http://photofrom.com/img50366.htm |title = To be opened in 2100 |accessdate = 13 February 2007 |last = Cashin |first = Joe |date = 12 October 2005 |work = PhotoFrom.com |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929055740/http://photofrom.com/img50366.htm |archivedate = 29 September 2007 |df = dmy-all}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/the-dream-team-from-sneem-1.1526879|title=The Dream Team from Sneem|work=The Irish Times|access-date=2018-06-25|language=en-US}} External links
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