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Sneem

An tSnaidhm

Sneem is a town in Kerry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationSneem51.83719° N · 9.89969° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • An tSnaidhm · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Sneem · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Town
County
Kerry
Civil parish
Kilcrohane
Coordinates
51.83719, -9.89969
Logainm ID
23153 ↗

Population over time

Sneem — Census 2016 settlement footprint

Population within 2016 settlement boundaries

343people · 2022

0100200300400 2016: 288 people20162022: 343 people2022

Both counts use the 2016 settlement boundary, allowing like-for-like comparison. CSO supplies the 2022 count on this older boundary for comparison only. The official 2022 Built Up Area has different boundaries.

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Sneem — Census 2016 settlement footprint — census population
Census yearPopulation
2016288
2022343

Source: CSO Census 2022 Profile 1 — Appendix Table 1: Census 2022 De Facto Population for the 2016 Towns · Supporting source 1. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Sneem, Kerry — Census town, CSO 2006 report

2002–2006: census town

279people · 2006

075150225300 2002: 285 people20022006: 279 people2006

These are the historical areas published in the 2006 census report. Boundaries may differ between censuses and from modern settlements. Legal towns, environs and suburbs are shown separately; none has been combined into a modern settlement total.

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Sneem, Kerry — Census town, CSO 2006 report — census population
Census yearPopulation
2002285
2006279

Source: CSO C0112 — Alphabetical list of towns, populations 2002 and 2006 · Supporting source 1. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Sneem, Kerry — Census town, CSO 1996 report

1991–1996: census town

296people · 1996

075150225300 1991: 292 people19911996: 296 people1996

These are the historical areas published in the 1996 census report. Boundaries may differ between censuses and from modern settlements. Legal towns, environs and suburbs are shown separately; none has been combined into a modern settlement total.

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Sneem, Kerry — Census town, CSO 1996 report — census population
Census yearPopulation
1991292
1996296

Source: CSO A0112 — Alphabetical list of towns, populations 1991 and 1996 · Supporting source 1. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Other census areas and years

These figures use different area definitions. Read the boundary note before comparing them.

Sneem, Kerry

Published census settlement populations

288people · 2016

Settlement boundaries changed during this period. Differences may reflect boundary changes as well as population change. Where a 2011 legal-town-and-environs count is shown, it has not been recalculated onto the 2016 settlement boundary.

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Sneem, Kerry — census population
Census yearPopulation
2011258
2016288

Source: CSO E2016 — Population and Actual and Percentage Change 2011 to 2016. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Sneem, Co Kerry — Census 2022 Built Up Area

Built Up Area population, 2022

386people · 2022

Built Up Areas use a new land-use definition. Their population figures cannot be compared directly with Census 2016 settlement counts.

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Sneem, Co Kerry — Census 2022 Built Up Area — census population
Census yearPopulation
2022386

Source: CSO F1015 — Population, Census 2022 Built Up Areas. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Sneem. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.