Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Toome
Also known as: Tuaim, Contae Aontroma
In or near Ballymaguigan.
Toome in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Kenneth Allen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Toome is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Toome or Toomebridge (from Irish Tuaim, meaning 'tumulus') is a village and townland on the northwest corner of Lough Neagh in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies in the civil parish of Duneane in the former barony of Toome Upper, and is in Dunsilly electoral area of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. It had a population of 1,017 in the 2021 census.
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Background
History
In the 5th and/or 6th centuries, there was a woman in the parish of Duneane () known as Ercnat ingen Dáire. In 800 she was remembered as a saint but her cult was forgotten. Roddy McCorley, a Presbyterian radical, was a local of the parish of Duneane. He fought as a United Irishman in the Rebellion of 1798 against British rule in Ireland but was captured. He was hanged on 28 February 1800 "near the bridge of Toome", which had been partially destroyed by rebels in 1798 to prevent the arrival of reinforcements from west of the River Bann. His body was then dissected by the British and buried under the road that went from Belfast to Derry. In 1852, while the bridge at Toome was being replaced…
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- Coordinates
- 54.7500, -6.4600
- District
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Postcode
- BT41 3NH
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Antrim
- Official site
- web.archive.org
Sources
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Toome?
- Toome is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT41 3NH).
- What is Toome?
- Toome in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Toome?
- Drivers can use postcode BT41 3NH.
- Is Toome free to visit?
- Yes, Toome is free to enter.
- How do I get to Toome?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT41 3NH. It sits within the South Antrim parliamentary constituency.