placenames1901 census
130People recorded
34Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Meehan 15
- Brennan 10
- Mahon 8
- Ballesty 7
- Fallon 7
Dysart
An Díseart
Records of Multilly’s Wells preserve a former saint’s-day observance, while field survey documents another part of the townland’s archaeology.
Recorded locationDysart53.47369° N · 7.43934° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
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
- An Díseart · Irish · main form
- Dysart · English · main form
Place & story
A celebration remembered in 1837
John O’Donovan’s 1837 account, quoted in the National Monuments Service record, recalled celebrations at the wells associated with Saint Maol Tuile approximately thirty years earlier, on 28 or 29 May. This is evidence of an observance remembered in the nineteenth century. It does not establish an uninterrupted modern pilgrimage or a securely documented foundation by the saint. [2]
Two wells in wet ground
A 1981 survey recorded two adjoining stone-lined wells beneath ash trees in poorly drained grassland. Their approximate diameters were one metre and one and a half metres; an outlet channel ran from the southern well. The description records the physical setting of Multilly’s Wells at that visit. [2]
An earthwork given legal protection
Another Dysart site is a subrectangular enclosure measuring about 36 by 28 metres, with an earthen bank and an external ditch. The archaeological record notes a possible entrance on its north-northeast side and later disturbance within the interior. A preservation order was placed on this monument on 26 January 1982. [3]
Geographic information
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
111People recorded
33Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Tuite 13
- Meehans 8
- Fallon 7
- Meehan 7
- Clarke 6
1926 census
144People recorded
35Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Lestrange 15
- Tuite 11
- Looran 10
- Rock 10
- Clarke 9
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Dysart. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Multilly’s Wells: WM025-109----, survey1981 andrecord6November2017 · Caimin O’Brien, National Monuments Service
- Dysart ringfort: WM025-061----,11September2019 · Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien, National Monuments Service
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2011-10-24. How this page was prepared.