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Sneem Destination Guide

Touring Sneem in Ireland

Sneem in the region of Munster is a city located in Ireland - some 185 mi or ( 298 km ) South-West of Dublin , the country's capital city .

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Time in Sneem is now 08:09 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Dublin " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Derry, Lisburn, Belfast, Tralee, and Tooreens. Being here already, consider visiting Derry . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Sneem ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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video4.mov: 2012-09-25 Sneem in Ring of Kerry

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See the entire trip at www.everytrail.com. This town of 350 is the home of our guide and renowned Irish story-teller Batt Burns. Quaint and tidy town which makes it hard to leave. I love the stone wal ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Derryquin Castle

Derryquin Castle was an 18th century stone-built country house, now demolished, in the Parksanilla estate in Sneem, County Kerry in the Republic of Ireland. It stood on the Ring of Kerry route some 40 km (25 miles) south-west of Killarney. 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 machiolations.

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Located at 51.82 -9.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in County Kerry

Staigue stone fort

Staigue or Staig (Irish: an Stéig or Caiseal Stéig) is a partly ruined stone ringfort three miles west of Sneem, on the Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The fort is thought to have been built during the late Iron Age, probably somewhere between 300 and 400 AD, as a defensive stronghold for a local lord or king. It is at the head of a valley opening south to the sea, surrounded by a ditch over 8m wide and at present 1.8m deep.

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Located at 51.81 -10.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in County Kerry, Buildings and structures in County Kerry, Forts in Ireland, National Monuments in County Kerry

Mountains of the Iveragh Peninsula

The Mountains of the Iveragh Peninsula are not found in a single mountain range, but instead consist of a number of unnamed mountain ranges found on the Iveragh Peninsula of County Kerry, in Ireland. The mountains dealt with here include all those found west of Killarney National Park and the Macgillycuddy's Reeks.

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Located at 51.90 -10.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Mountains and hills of County Kerry

Derreen Garden

Derreen Garden lies on a promontory in the Bay of Kilmakilloge on the Beara Peninsula, near Kenmare in County Kerry. Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne (1816–1866) initiated the planting of the garden in 1863, but it was his son, Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (1845-1927), who from 1870 onwards gave the garden its present shape. Today it covers more than 60 acres and includes nearly 12 km of paths.

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Located at 51.77 -9.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Gardens in County Kerry, Petty-Fitzmaurice family, Visitor attractions in County Kerry

Iveragh Peninsula

The Iveragh Peninsula is located in County Kerry in Ireland. It is the largest peninsula in southwestern Ireland. A mountain range, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, lies in the centre of the peninsula. Carrauntoohil, its highest mountain, is also the highest peak in Ireland. Towns on the peninsula include Killorglin, Cahersiveen, Portmagee, Waterville, Caherdaniel, Sneem and Kenmare.

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Located at 51.90 -10.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Peninsulas of County Kerry