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Barony

Toome Upper

Tuaim Uachtarach

Toome Upper is a barony in Antrim. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationToome Upper54.74958° N · 6.36755° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

tuaim(grave-)mound, burial-place

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Tuaim Uachtarach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Toome Upper · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Barony
County
Antrim
Coordinates
54.74958, -6.36755 (approximate)
Mapped area
200.31 km²
Logainm ID
61259 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Toome Upper. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-05-26. How this page was prepared.