Explore Tuam through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Tuam meaning
A town in County Galway, Ireland.
Using Tuam
- The main meaning on this page is: A town in County Galway, Ireland.
- In the example corpus, tuam often appears in combinations such as: the tuam, tuam mother, in tuam.
Context around Tuam
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tuam
- In this selection, "tuam" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, beating, certainly, overcome, mother, home and although stand out and add context to how "tuam" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and that tuam is not and archbishop of tuam was master. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tuam" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tuam
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
What does the partnership Fidelity Investments has with Mercy Tuam entail? (11 words)
Frankie, as he was known, was a star in St. Jarlath’s Tuam. (13 words)
Email “Cabinet approves legislation to excavate site of Tuam mother and baby home ”. (13 words)
One year on from the visit of Pope Francis to Ireland, survivors of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home and family members of the dead babies gathered at the site today to remind the Irish Government that they have not given up their campaign. (44 words)
We also welcome the Government’s commitment to urgently proceed with exhumations at Tuam, although we note that the Coroner currently possesses powers in this regard and that Tuam is not the only location whereby exhumations might be required. (39 words)
AND that in and from the year 1594 John Boyle, who was subsequently Bishop of Cork, was Master, and that in or about the year 1599 his cousin Richard Boyle, who subsequently became Archbishop of Tuam, was Master. (38 words)
What does the partnership Fidelity Investments has with Mercy Tuam entail? (11 words)
Example sentences (16)
We also welcome the Government’s commitment to urgently proceed with exhumations at Tuam, although we note that the Coroner currently possesses powers in this regard and that Tuam is not the only location whereby exhumations might be required.
The report says that a total of 973 children from the Tuam children’s home died either in Glenamaddy, in the Tuam Home itself or in a hospital or institution soon after they were transferred there.
Sligo progressed to the semi-final after retaining the Provincial trophy with victory over Galway in Tuam, while Kerry were comfortable winners in the Munster final with Cork.
This won’t be Avenue’s first trip to Galway in this year’s competition with the Ennis outfit beating Tuam Celtic 4-0 in the Fourth Round.
Peter Mulryan, a 79-year-old man who spent four years at the Tuam Mother and Baby Home before being fostered out to a family that abused him, labeled the delay as a "disgrace".
Frankie, as he was known, was a star in St. Jarlath’s Tuam.
In the same report, the commission found that 973 children died at, or near, the Tuam mother and baby home.
The site of the former mother and baby home in Tuam, Co. Galway (Image: RollingNews.
Certainly, Tuam will have given others hope that they can stop Corofin’s quest for a third All-Ireland title in-a-row.
Email “Cabinet approves legislation to excavate site of Tuam mother and baby home ”.
One year on from the visit of Pope Francis to Ireland, survivors of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home and family members of the dead babies gathered at the site today to remind the Irish Government that they have not given up their campaign.
The report noted that “the Sisters of Bon Secours who ran the Tuam Home were unable to provide any information about the burials there.
We will really only find that out if they overcome Tuam and face into another Connacht SFC odyssey.
An old mother-and-baby home in Tuam, County Galway, was investigated and shown to have a hidden and disused septic tank underneath it.
What does the partnership Fidelity Investments has with Mercy Tuam entail?
AND that in and from the year 1594 John Boyle, who was subsequently Bishop of Cork, was Master, and that in or about the year 1599 his cousin Richard Boyle, who subsequently became Archbishop of Tuam, was Master.
Common combinations with tuam
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the tuam 6×
- tuam mother 4×
- in tuam 3×
- tuam home 2×
- of tuam 2×