placenamesOughtmama
Ucht Máma
Lewis’s account described a parish extending from rocky uplands to two separate coastal points.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Ucht Máma · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Oughtmama · English · main form
Place & story
Two coastal portions
Samuel Lewis described Oughtmama in 1837 as lying chiefly near the Galway county boundary, with detached portions at Aughnish Point and Finvarra Point on Galway Bay. Each headland had a Martello tower. His description records the parish geography of his time; it does not place the towers beside the inland church ruins or establish present administrative boundaries. [2]
Pasture and cultivated ground
Much of the parish consisted of rocky mountain pasture. Seaweed was commonly used to manure the cultivated land, according to Lewis. He also recorded about 120 children in a school supervised by the Catholic clergyman. The entry connects coastal resources, upland farming and parish provision without identifying the school’s building or teacher. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Oughtmama. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Oughtmanna or Oughtmama — A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.