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Tuam

Local name: Tuaim

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°31′00″ N 8°51′00″ W

Tuam
Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
9,647
9.6K
Elevation
38 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock44 km
SNN Shannon Airport91 km

About Tuam

Tuam is a town. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Population: 9,647. Elevation: 38 m.

From Wikipedia

Tuam (; Irish: Tuaim [ˈt̪ˠuəmʲ], meaning 'mound' or 'burial-place') is a town in Ireland and the second-largest settlement in County Galway. It is west of the midlands of Ireland, about 35 km (22 mi) north of Galway city. The town is in a civil parish of the same name. Humans have lived in the area since the Bronze Age while the historic period dates from the sixth century. The town became increasingly important in the 11th and 12th centuries in political and religious aspects of Ireland.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
13.2 km²

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Tuam

From Wikivoyage

Tuam (Irish: Tuaim) is a town in County Galway, whose religious heritage (such as the ornamental High Cross) is the main reason to visit. Tuam means tumulus or burial mound and there was a Bronze Age settlement here, but it was from the 6th century that the town grew as an ecclesiastical centre under St Jarlath. It was effectively the capital of Ireland in the 12th century, when the High King Rory O’Connor resided here. Tuam lies 32 km north of Galway city, and had a population of 9600 in 2022.

Get in+

By car from Dublin, follow M6 west to Athenry, then M17 north, which ends outside Tuam. N17 forms the town bypass and continues north to Sligo.

Citylink Bus 721 runs four times a day from Dublin Airport, taking 2 hr 30 min via Dublin city and Athlone, and continues west to Claremorris and Castlebar.

Citylink Bus 430 runs five times a day from Ballina in Mayo via Foxford, Castlebar and Claremorris to Tuam and Galway. Expressway Bus 52 duplicates this route.

Expressway Bus 64 runs every couple of hours from Galway to Tuam (40 min) and continues north to Knock town and airport, Sligo, Donegal Town, Letterkenny and Derry.

Burkes Bus 427 meanders hourly through the back lanes between Galway and Tuam, taking an hour. Twice a day it extends to Dunmore. Bus 428 takes a slightly different roundabout route five times a day.

1 Presentation College or Holy Cross College is the name on timetables for the inter-city bus stop, on Joe O'Toole Rd just north of Supervalu. The 427 / 428 buses make multiple stops through town.

Athenry is the nearest railway station: trains between Dublin Heuston and Galway stop there, but there's no onward public transport to Tuam. Either fix a ride or stay aboard until Galway for the bus.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Tuam

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (121 mm)
Driest month
April (64 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Tuam
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1178590647366669398120121117

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Tuam

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 44 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 96 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 44 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 91 kmsouth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 155 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 96 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 174 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 182 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 226 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 385 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Tuam

Within 100 km: 240 historic and cultural sites, 645 natural sites, 1,523 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km25 places

  • Rabbit Island Island 23 kmSW
  • Gortmore Islands Island 23 kmSW
  • Goat Islands Island 20 kmSW
  • Whitemare’s Island Island 21 kmSW

25–60 km767 places

  • Mutton Island Island 32 kmSW
  • Deer Island Island 40 kmS
  • Inchiquin Island 27 kmW
  • Inchcleraun Island 57 kmE

60–100 km1,616 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 62 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 68 kmSW
  • Inishlyre Island 63 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 95 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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