Dysert
Dysert is a townland in the civil parish of Dysert, barony of Inchiquin, Co. Clare.
Parcel 4896028
- Area
- 5,006 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Dysert
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 1 recorded monument.
- CL025-094 Cross - High cross
Description
On a low mound in a field c. 120m E of Dysert O’Dea Romanesque church (CL025-091001-). This is the high cross of St. Tola, traditionally the founder of the monastic site, listed in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996) as ‘Cross’ and sometimes known as the ‘White cross of Tola’. Described by Harbison (1992, 83-6) as a Romanesque limestone cross (H 2.77m to the top of the head, without the modern capstone; Wth 1.02m across the arms; tapering shaft 0.65m x 0.37m at lower end) with a decorated base (H 0.5m; 1.28m x 1.02m), mounted on large squared decorated stones that may have formed part of an altar presumably from the nearby church. This in turn sits on a projecting modern base topped with flat flags. The cross was repaired in 1683 by Michael O’Dea and re-erected by F.H. Synge in 1871 as outlined in an inscription on the base of the E side (the bottom of the frame was cut away to allow for the inscription). The shaft is in two portions that do not fit well together. The great difference in the height of the relief between the two main figures and the variation in outlines, mouldings and ornament suggest the possibility of two different crosses although Harbison (ibid., 83) notes they are likely to be products of the same workshop and may have fitted together in the 12th century. The head of the cross has no ring and its corners are roll moulded with smaller ribs inside. Mortice-holes at the end of each arm suggest some sort of attachment. E FACE: The head of the E face shows the crucified Christ in high relief with outstretched arms. Christ’s head was fixed in position in 1883 and may not have belonged to the cross originally. The lower portion of the E face shows a bishop or abbot with pointed mitre and a crozier in the left hand, again in high relief. The right hand is missing and may originally have been inserted into a hole present at waist height. The base of the E face has a panel of interlace. The bottom of the panel was cut away for the following inscription: THIS CROSS WAS NEWLY REPAIRED BY MICHAEL O DEA SON OF CONNOR CRONE O DEA IN THE YEARE 1683. S FACE: The upper portion has an interlinking meander pattern. The lower cross shaft has three panels of interlaced animals. The base shows Daniel in the Lion’s Den and the following inscription: REERECTED BY FRANCIS HUTCHINSON SYNGE OF DYSART FOURTH SON OF THE LATE SIR EDWARD SYNGE BAR AND MARY HELENA HIS WIFE IN THE YEAR 1871. W FACE: The head of the W face has a St. Brigid’s cross consisting of five lozenges in relief and the S arm has two animals grasping a sphere in their jaws beneath which is a panel forming the motif of a cross with expanded terminals. The lower portion of the shaft has four panels of decoration, three with animal interlace and one with sunken crosses. The base of the W face shows Adam and Eve. N FACE: The Upper portion of the N face has a fret pattern and the cross shaft below this has three panels of animal interlacing. The base on this side shows an unidentified scene with two figures grasping a staff with a figure on the left holding a crook and another figure on the right who may also have held a staff. This is a national monument in State care. St. Tola’s holy well lies c. 240m to SE. (Westropp 1894; 156-8; Harbison 1992, vol. 1, 83-6; Swinfen 1992, 23; Ó Murchadha 1993, 36-42;). Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 27 September 2017
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, 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 this parcel.
- 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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 31.6 ha
- 78 acres
- Land parcels
- 16
- registered freehold, median 5,798 m² (0.58 ha, 1.43 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 0
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
16 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dysert, from 1,539 m² to 128,844 m² (12.88 ha, 31.84 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 8 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
No planning application touches the townland of Dysert in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Ballycullinan Lake SAC 000016
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballycullinan Lake 000016
Recorded monuments
- CL025-095001 House - medieval
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- CL025-095002 Castle - tower house
Description
The following items have been uploaded: CL025-095002-_01.pdf Details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report). Uploaded courtesy of R. Ua Cróinín and M. Breen. CL025-095002-_01.jpg SE face of tower house. CL025-095002-_02.jpg NE face. CL025-095002-_03.jpg NW face. CL025-095002-_04.jpg Tower house and banqueting hall from E. CL025-095002-_05.jpg Banqueting hall from ENE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 18 November 2019 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 11/1971).
- CL025-095003 Well
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- CL025-095005 House - medieval
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- CL025-095006 Fulacht fia
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- CL025-095007 Fulacht fia
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- CL025-095008 Bawn
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- CL025-095009 Inscribed stone (present location)
Description
This record was created for the present location of an inscribed stone originally from Mill Street, Ennis (now Parnell Street). It was for a time in Edenvale (CL041-059----) but it is presently in the restored tower house at Dysert O’Dea (CL025-095002-) (Ó Murchadha 1991, 33-4). The inscription, in roman capitals, reads 'THIS HOUSE AND THE FRONT WAS BUILT AND FINISED BY GEOARGE STACPOLE MEARCHANT IN THE YEARE ANNO DOMINI 1687.' (Westropp 1895-7, 38) CL025-095009_01.jpg and CL025-095009-_02.jpg attached. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 15 April 2014
- CL025-095010 Architectural fragment
Description
This record is for the present location of the carved limestone head of an ogee-headed window on a window ledge in the restored tower house at Dysert O'Dea (CL025-095002-). A notice with the stone states that it was found built into the chimney of an old house in 'Moycullen' and that it came from Moycullen (O’Dea) castle (no longer extant). This may be GA068-044----. CL025-095010-_01.jpg attached. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 29 July 2014
- CL025-095011 Architectural fragment
Description
This record is for the present location of a stoup housed in the restored tower house at Dysert O'Dea (CL025-095002-). A notice within it states that it was found built into the wall of Crusheen parish church during renovations in 1994. CL025-095011-_01.jpg attached. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 29 July 2014
- CL025-095012 Architectural fragment
Description
A Romanesque corner capital (H 0.3m) described by Harbison (1987, 10) as ‘bearing a head, sloping outwards and downwards on the corner and placed in luxuriating foliage emanating from above and below the head before spreading out to cover the two unequal sides of the capital.’ Found in rubble outside the wall of Dysert O’Dea church (CL025-091001-) and housed in the Archaeology Centre in Dysert O’Dea castle (CL025-095002-). Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 6 September 2017
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Dysert, about 1 in 10 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Dysert with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.
The townland
- Name
- Dysert
- Area
- 316,431 m² (31.64 ha, 78.19 acres)
- Civil parish
- Dysert, and its townlands
- Barony
- Inchiquin
- Electoral division
- Dysert, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 334 people lived in 124 households in the Dysert electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 24% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballycullinan, Carhoo, Mollaneen, Poulbaun
- 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.