Civil parish

Tuam

Tuaim

Tuam is a civil parish in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationTuam53.52823° N · 8.81733° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

tuaim(grave-)mound, burial-place

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

Tuaim · Irish · main form · non-validated name
Tuam · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Galway
Barony: Clare
Barony: Ballymoe
Barony: Dunmore
Coordinates: 53.52823, -8.81733
Mapped area: 101.21 km²
Logainm ID: 1001 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Tuam. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.