BROWSE
civil parishtownlandpopulation centre
Tuaim
genitive: Thuama
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Toem
(English)

Glossary

English (grave-)mound, burial-place

Centrepoint

52.5832, -8.19181latitude, longitude
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Properties

POThere is or was once a post office here

Archival records

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Historical references

1585
Thome
F Leathanach: 4659
1609
Toyme
CPR Leathanach: 144a
1654
Tome
CS II Leathanach: 52, 79
1654
Towme
CS II Leathanach: 75
1659
Tome
Cen. Leathanach: 304
1665-6
Tome
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 37
1666-7
Tome
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 159
1667
Toome
DS (s) (TÁ)
1759
Toom
Archiv. Hib. Leathanach: XXXIV.30
1840
Tóm 'a mound'
a mound' OD:AL
OD:AL
1840
Toem
BS:AL
1840
Toom
Ld. Lismore's map:AL (TÁ)
1840
Tóm
pl:AL
1840
The name of this Parish is now pronounced in Irish as if written Tóm, but it is probably a corruption of the Irish word Tuaim.
OD
LSO (TÁ) Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 99/271

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