second house was burnt down in 1955 and has remained a ruin since. Rossdohan Island and the remaining estate have a mixture of tree ferns and exotic plants still extant, many dating from the late 1800s. People Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, former President, lived nearby before his death; his state funeral was held in Sneem in March 1978 Steve Casey, and his brothers Tom and Jim, were Irish athletes of the 1930s who competed in single scull rowing at the Charles River in Boston. As well as being a rower, Steve Casey was both NWA and AWA heavyweight wrestling champion of the world five times between 1938 and 1947. 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. John Egan, Kerry Gaelic footballer, played for Sneem GAA. He won six All-Ireland medals, four of which were consecutive, and five GAA All Stars Awards. Several years after his death in 2012, a life-size bronze statue of Egan was erected in Sneem's South Square. Ronan Hussey, also a Sneem Gaelic footballer, has been a member of the Kerry senior football panel. See also List of towns and villages in Ireland Sneem Black Pudding References External links Sneem.com – village web portal Sneem.ie – community website The Tidy Towns of Ireland "Celebrating 50 years" Towns and villages in County Kerry Articles on towns and villages in Ireland possibly missing Irish place names Iveragh Peninsula