BROWSE
townland
An tIomaire Cam
genitive: an Iomaire Chaim
(Irish)
Umrycam
(English)

Centrepoint

55.1633, -7.42661latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1776
Umericam
GJP (DG) GJ/1/3: 136
1795
Umericam
GJP (DG) GJ/1/4 3904 Summer 1795 (lch 57 Cartlann Chontae Dhún na nGall)
1796
Umbrycamb
GJP (DG) GJ/1/4, 4042, Summer 4131 (lch 73 Cartlann Chontae Dhún na nGall
1801
Umerycam
McCrea DG
1807
Umricam River
'100 perches of road...between the Bridge over Umricam River and Strandrum'
GJP (DG) GJ/1/5 lch 17, 5
1830c
Umerycam
TAB
1835
Umrycam
BS Sketch Map:AL
1835
Iomaire Cam
'crooked ridge'
OD:AL
1835
Umricam
Rec. Name:AL
1835
Umrycam
'have we not met this in Derry?' [OD] 'yes & Ummeracam in Armagh' [JS Sharkey]
OD:AL
1835
From Umura a Ridge & cam, crooked
Finné:AL Mr Canny
1835
Umerycam
CM:AL
1835
Umaire Cam
'the crooked ridge or brow of a hill'
AL

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