A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Tuam, market town, township, and par. with ry. sta., N. co. Galway, on river Clare, 27 miles NE. of Galway and 129½ miles NW. of Dublin - par., 25,014 ac., pop. 7845; township, 604 ac., pop. 3567; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-days, Wednesday and Saturday. The diocese of Tuam is among the largest in Ireland; the new cathedral was opened in 1878. The R.C. cathedral is of elaborate architecture; and there is an interesting ancient cross.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Galway IrlC |
| Place: | Tuam |
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