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Tuaim
English name: Tuam · County Galway
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“tumulus”, a burial mound
Nearby & related:
Mionloch · MenloGaillimh · GalwayCúige Chonnacht · ConnachtBearna · BarnaRos Comáin · RoscommonMaigh Eo · Mayo
Sources
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