Townland

Dysert

An Díseart

The 1901 census distinguishes this townland in Inchiquin from the wider Dysert parish.

Recorded locationDysert52.91283° N · 9.06665° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • An Díseart · Irish · main form
  • Dysert · English · main form
  • Dysert O'Dea · English · main form · local name

Place & story

Three inhabitants in 1901

The 1901 census recorded three inhabitants in Dysert townland, all female. There were two houses, one occupied and one uninhabited. The earlier columns show nine inhabitants in 1891 and two houses at both the 1881 and 1891 censuses. The return places Dysert in the parish and electoral division of the same name, in Inchiquin barony, within Crusheen dispensary district and Ennis Poor Law Union. Its recorded area was 77 acres, two roods and twelve perches. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Clare
Barony
Inchiquin
Civil parish
Dysert
Coordinates
52.91283, -9.06665
Mapped area
0.32 km²
Logainm ID
6241 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1911 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

1926 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Dysert. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Census of Ireland 1901: County Clare, Table VII, printed page 17 · Census Commissioners, Ireland, 1902
  3. 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 2021-12-27. How this page was prepared.