Tuaim/Tuam

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Hierarchy

townland

Tuaim

genitive: Thuama

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(Irish)

Tuam

(English)

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Glossary

tuaim

English (grave-)mound, burial-place

Hierarchy

county

An Cabhán/Cavan

barony

Teallach Eathach/Tullyhaw

civil parish

Cill Laighneach/Killinagh

Explanatory note

English

tumulus

Centrepoint

54.2919, -7.88548latitude, longitude

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Archival records

Historical references

1836	Tuom	BS:AL Leathanach: Ca036,60 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Tuom	BM:AL Leathanach: Ca036,60 Barony Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1830-40
1836	Tuom	CM:AL Leathanach: Ca036,60 Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1836	Tuoim	Co. List 1790:AL Leathanach: Ca036,60 Co. List 1790, foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1836	Tuo[r]m	Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca036,60 Commonwealth Survey, foinse in AL (Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook)
1836	Tuaim, 'a tumulus' "We have engraved the island belonging to this in Lough Mu[..]an (Co. Fermanagh Index) Tuam Island. Would that Orthogy do - your explanation & authorities would seem to bear it out." [pl];	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca036,60 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	Tuam "See Mem 25 May 36" [dúch dearg];	OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: Ca036,60 Seán Ó Donnabháin, ceartúchán in AL/ John O'Donovan, correction in AL
1836	Toome	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca036,60 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838

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