placenamesDesertmore
An Díseart Mór
Lewis’s 1837 account records local limestone working and educational support from the rector.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Díseart Mór · Irish · main form · validated name
- Desertmore · English · main form
Place & story
Resources for building and teaching
A limestone quarry in Desertmore supplied material for building and agricultural use when Samuel Lewis described the parish in 1837. He also recorded parish schools attended by about twenty children. The rector supported them entirely and provided both the schoolhouse and the master’s residence without rent. These were separate forms of local provision: a working quarry serving the surrounding economy and accommodation that supported teaching in the parish. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Cork
- Barony
- Muskerry East
- Coordinates
- 51.85605, -8.68390
- Mapped area
- 15.87 km²
- Logainm ID
- 561 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Desertmore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Desertmore in A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837), transcribed on Ovens page · Samuel Lewis; transcription hosted by Jean Prendergast, Cork Ancestors
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.