Dysert

46 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dysert, from 283 m² to 255,329 m² (25.53 ha, 63.09 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Dysert in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 18 Dec 2025Conditional

  Construct a new extension to the side and rear of my existing dwelling house

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2561195

• 26 Apr 2017Conditional

  CONSTRUCT AN EASY FEED SLATTED HOUSE, INCORPORATING CUBICLES AND AN AREA FOR LOOSE STRAW BEDDING FOR COWS, INCORPORATING EXISTING SLATTED TANK AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 17382

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Cashen River Estuary 001340

Recorded monuments

• KE010-062 Church
  Description

  The medieval parish church of Dysert stands in the townland of Dysert (An Díseart), parish of Dysert, diocese of Ardfert and barony of Clanmaurice. Dysert Church standing in centre of graveyard 65m W of the River Feale is depicted on the 1841 ed. OS 6-inch map. In 1302 the papal taxation of the Diocese of Ardfert valued the Church of 'Disert' at 26s. 8d. per annum with the tithe valued at 2s. 8d. (Cal. doc. Ire., Vol. 5, 297). In 1484 there is a reference to John Fitzmaurice and the perpetual vicarage of 'Dissert Odullac necnon de Monen alias Kylcannan [Kilshenane KE016-059----]' (O'Connell and Costello 1958, 33). The vicarage of Dysert was 'by ancient custom in the patronage of the abbot and convent of Rattoo [KE009-056004-]' (ibid.). In 1615 the Royal Visitation of the Diocese of Ardfert recorded the following details; 'Vicar de Killahyn [Killehenny KE004-043001-], Dysert [KE010-062----], Listohill [Listowel], Fynoiyr [Finuge KE010-080002-] and Killnyne [Kilmeen]. John Drea minister legens residet. Valoris 5 libri. He teaches school. The Bishop offers to bestow the livings upon any Incumbents as soon as they can be gott. Livings sequestered to ministers. Fruits converted to the repayne [repair] of the church' (Murphy 1915, 185). Smith (1756, 69) recorded that 'Disert rect[ory]. church in ruins . Patron, the earl of Powis. Proxy 10s. The vicarage of the same. Patron, Anthony Stoughton'. In 1841 the Ordnance Survey recorded the following details about Dysert: 'This parish is bounded on the north by those of Rattoo, Galey and Listowel, on the south by Finnogue, Kilfeighney and Kilcara, and on the west by those of Kiltomy. It lies on the River Cassan. The name of this parish was originally Disert Ua dTriallaigh, i.e. the Desert or Hermitage of Saint O'Triallaigh, the patron of the parish. The old church of this parish is destroyed except small fragments of the side walls and west gable. Its breadth in the clear is sixteen feet [4.9m], but its length cannot be determined as the east gable has totally disappeared. The walls are two feet nine inches [0.83m] thick and built of lime and sand stone in rather a rude style, and it would not appear that the present structure is more than five centuries old. Certain it is at all events that no part of the church of Saint O'Trealy is now preserved in it. Duald MacFirbis has preserved the following story about the patron of this church in his genealogies of the Irish saints: Fearamhle, the daughter of Dioma Duff (son of Dermot, son of Senach, son of Laoghaire, son of Eochy Breac, the son of King Dathi) was the mother of the three O'Suanys, and also of Aidan of Cluain Eochaile in Corran. She was also the mother of Diclethe O'Triallaigh, whose habitation (church) is situated in the territory of Ciarraighe Luachra, and she was also the mother of Colman, the son of Eochy of Shanbo in Hy Kinsellagh. These are called the saints of the Hy-Neathach-Moy. Colman and Aidan are of the race of Eochy Breac, the son of Dathi. Dicleth O'Triallaigh, common called Triallach (the wanderer or rambler) secretly went away from Tirawley and settled at Disert O'Triallaigh on the brink of Casán Ciarraighe (River Cashen hodie). A great miracle was performed on him when he assayed to go away from his mother's sons (Buachaillidhe Mo Mháthar) on a journey to look for God (he was a seeker). They took him and bound him with an iron fetter on his head and feet and they flung the key of the fetter into the ocean. A salmon took the key into its mouth and swallowed it. Shortly after, however, Triallach stole away from Tirawley and went to Disert Triallaigh on the margin of Casán Ciarraighe Luachra, sailing in a curach without a hide (i.e. which was not covered with a hide) round the west of Ireland having the fetter tying his head to his feet, and the salmon which had Swallowed the key accompanying him until he landed (by God's assistance) in the port aforesaid at Disert Triallaigh. O'Suany and Aidan (his half-brothers) afterwards went to look tor their mother's son, but heard no account of him until they found him at length at Disert with his fetter on, hiding from those clerics who were in search of him. They were not long before they saw a fisherman approaching who dwelt at the place; he saluted the clerics and made obeisance unto them for he knew that they were in search of the saint who was in fetters. The fisherman afterwards went to cast his net for them and O'Suany said to him: You will catch the full of your net, that is a salmon in mogall (mesh) of it, but every do not bring with you but three salmons, and a sufficiency for yourself.' The fisherman did so, he brought a salmon for each of the clergy. In the belly of the salmon given to Triallach the key of his fetter was found, and the lock was opened with it. This fetter is still preserved as a miraculous reliquary and known by the name of Glasán Triallaigh. The reason that he is called Dicleth is because he concealed himself when flying from his brothers, and in the house or the fisherman, and he is called Triallach from the voyage (which he per- formed) on the sea in despite of his brothers. An ancient road [KE009-088----] now called White Horse Ridge extends from the old church of Dysert, through the bog, as far as Rattoo. There is a fisherman still constantly at the place with a small bottomed boat, in which he ferries people who wish to make the short cut to Listowel-across the Casán Ciarraighe now incorrectly anglicised the Cashen River' (O'Donovan 1983, 33-4). Church and graveyard described by Toal (1995, no. 939) as follows; 'Dysert Church (in ruins), graveyard. This church stands at the N end of Dysert graveyard. The church is aligned E-W along the axis. It was originally rectangular but the full dimensions cannot be taken for the E wall has disappeared. It measures 6.5m wide externally and the walls are 0.6m thick. Only 7.3m of the N wall remains to c 1m high. The S wall rises to a maximum height of 3m. There is a gap of 3m, 2.2m from the W gable, which could possibly have been the entrance. The W wall is the highest remaining wall, rising to over 3m high, but it is extremely overgrown with ivy. The remains of a buttress can be seen at its N end. This buttress extends .35m from the wall and is 8.5m long. No trace of masonry suggesting windows or doors could be found in the walls themselves or in the surrounding graveyard. Both its name (Dysert) and its location would indicate that the site was a hermitage. The site is referred to in the Uí Fhiachrach genealogies (O'Donovan 1844, 38-39). It is also mentioned as a parish church in later medieval sources. It was situated in the territory of the Alltraighe' (Ó Corráin 1969, 28). In 2011 a graveyard survey carried out by Ann Frykler and Robert Hanbidge of Headland Archaeology Ltd. recorded the following details: ‘The church ruin is listed in the RMP as KE010‐062 and is in fair to poor condition, with only the north, south and west walls remaining (Miscellaneous No. 01). The east wall has completely disappeared, so the full dimensions of the church could not be taken. The church is orientated on an east/west axis. From what remains, the church had a minimum length of 10m and measured 6.5 m wide. The walls consist of roughly dressed rubble‐stone with a lime and gravel mortar. All the walls are severely impacted on from excess ivy growth which has resulted some the loosening of the masonry. No windows or doors where observed in the ruins, however the excessive amount of ivy growth may have hidden any such remains. Some ivy was cleared from the interior of the western wall around the location of the plaque for grave 42. Of the three walls, the western wall appears the most intact with part of a pitched gable visible indicating the church had a pitched roof. The southern wall survives in poor condition and has an opening possibly representing the site of a doorway. The northern wall survives only to a height of ap

• KE010-062001 Graveyard
  Description

  In 2011 a graveyard survey carried out by Ann Frykler and Robert Hanbidge of Headland Archaeology Ltd. recorded the following details: ‘The graveyard is positioned on a slight rise with level pasture bounded to the north‐east by the tidal stretches of the River Feale. Within the graveyard immediately to the north of the centre are the ruinous remains of a church [KE010-062----], of which only the south, west and northern walls survive. The graveyard is accessed via a straight laneway off a cul‐de‐sac with car parking adjacent the graveyard entrance. Historic rubblestone walls with rubblestone coping enclose the graveyard. A later render gate‐pier positioned on the external west elevation of the graveyard boundary forms part of a field entrance that gives access to a short laneway that is bounded to the west by an earth bank. A single pedestrian entrance is located to the western boundary and is flanked to the south by a ruinous stone stile. A gravel pathway extends all around the graveyard in close proximately to the graveyard wall. The boundary walls surrounding the graveyard consist of roughly dressed, mortared rubble‐stone with rubble‐stone coping and for the most part are in good condition. There are only three named tombs (Grave Nos. 04, 14 & 32) represented at Dysert Burial Ground, which are located in the south‐eastern half of the graveyard. Located close to the entrance is the oldest tomb (Grave No. 4) with a date of 1793 and contains the remains of the Haragan/Hannan Family. The tomb is constructed in a typical eighteenth century fashion with rubble‐stone walls featuring tooled stone quoins. The roof is hipped and has an external rendering. The tomb is distinguished by a unusual decorative plaque which has a short verse after commemorating the individual. There are two unnamed tombs (Grave Nos. 41 & 46) within Dysert Burial Grounds. There are 39 named headstones and plots at Dysert Burial Ground. The majority of the graves date to the 20th century. Only one unnamed headstone (Grave No. 3) was recorded within Dysert Burial Ground. Similarly only two unnamed gravemarkers (Grave Nos. 11 & 18) were recorded within Dysert Burial ground. Located in between the plots to Grave Nos. 7 and 44 and included within the concrete reinforcing to base is the possible fragment of a saddle quern. The fragment has an irregular shape in plan and has a smooth concave‐shaped basin to its outward (west) facing side' (Hanbidge 2011, 5-12). See attached plan of church and graveyard courtesy of Robert Hanbidge Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 10 June 2022

• KE010-062002 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Díseart Ó dTriallaigh (hermitage of Uí Thriallaigh - sept name). This early ecclesiastical enclosure is situated E of the River Feale, which flows NW to the River Cashen. The site is mentioned in the Ui Fiachrach genealogies and would appear to have a family name connected with it. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 834. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Dysert.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Dysert, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Dysert.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Dysert with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Dysert · An Díseart

Area

1,365,497 m² (136.55 ha, 337.42 acres)

Civil parish

Dysert (Listowel Ra), and its townlands

Barony

Clanmaurice

Electoral division

Kiltomy, the unit of the census

Census 2022

425 people lived in 164 households in the Kiltomy electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynagare, Curraghcroneen, Dysert Marshes

Placenames

Dysert on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.