Stack family members lost their land to Henry Ponsonby, a Cromwellian soldier, because of their support for the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and the Catholic Confederation.

[3][4][5] In modern history, the most famous people from Fahavane were George O'Shea and Stephen Fuller, former Republican soldiers.

Fuller later became the Teachta Dála for North Kerry representing Fianna Fáil in the 9th and 10th Dáil Éireann.

He was the sole survivor of the notorious Ballyseedy massacre of 7 March 1923, where he, O'Shea and seven other Republican prisoners of the Free State army were tied standing in a circle around a land mine which was prepared and detonated by officers of the Dublin Guard.

[11] The local parliamentary constituency (since 2016) is Kerry, returning five Teachtaí Dála (TDs) to the Dáil Éireann.