Tuaim

The name Tuam derives from the Irish word tuaim, meaning grave-mound or burial-place, reflecting its ancient origins as a Bronze Age burial site near the River Nanny. The full name Tuaim Dhá Ghualainn (the mound of the two shoulders) refers to two distinctive hills at Market Square and Tullindaly that frame the site. Human settlement dates to approximately 1500 BC, with the historic period comm...