Welcome to the Sneem Story House

The village of Sneem will be recognised both nationally and internationally as being
synonymous with the telling of Irish stories both traditional and contemporary.

To achieve this, we intend to position storytelling as part of the DNA of the Sneem community and ecosystem thereby giving us deep local, tourist and international reach.

In the ‘Little Church’, a central feature of the village since 1810, we have the opportunity to create a National Storytelling Centre. Not only will this be a major contribution to preserving the tradition of storytelling in Ireland, it will be a place – indeed, in the true sense of the word, a ‘sacred’ place – of encouragement to current and future generations to develop the spoken, musical and visual arts of which this country is world-renowned.

Clearly, the project will constitute several phases – it would be unrealistic to expect to achieve everything at once. But with the commitment and support of the Sneem Community, it will be a great addition to the history of the village and a major tourist attraction.