Dysart (civil parish) explained

Dysart
Settlement Type:Civil parish
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Dysart within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates:53.4775°N -7.4458°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Leinster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:County Westmeath
Blank Name:Irish grid reference
Blank Info:N369476

Dysart [1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 8.5km (05.3miles) south‑west of Mullingar.

Dysart is one of 3 civil parishes in the barony of Moyashel and Magheradernon in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 7424.7acres. Parts of the parish (Ballyhandy and Barrettstown) are in the neighbouring barony of Rathconrath, others (Lilliput Nure and Monaghanstown) are in the barony of Moycashel.

Dysart civil parish comprises 11 townlands: Ballyhandy, Barrettstown, Bryanstown,Dysart, Lilliput Nure, Monaghanstown, Rathnamuddagh, Slane Beg and Yorkfield. The major part of Dysart is separated from two isolated townlands south of Lough Owel, Ballyote and Slane More.

The neighbouring civil parishes are: Mullingar to the north, Lynn (barony of Fartullagh) to the north‑east, Moylisker and Carrick (both Fartullagh) to the east, Clonfad (Fartullagh) to the south‑east, Castletownkindalen (barony of Moycashel) to the south and south‑west and Churchtown (barony of Rathconrath) to the west and north‑west.[2] [3] This excludes neighbours of Ballyote and Slane More.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.logainm.ie/2460.aspx Dysart civil parish
  2. http://www.townlands.ie/westmeath/dysart/ Dysart civil parish, Co. Westmeath
  3. http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/town_new2.php?MODE=search&TOWNLAND=&SORTBY=townland&METHOD=exact&COUNTY=Westmeath&BARONY=&METHOD1=exact&PARISH=Dysart&METHOD2=exact&PLU=&METHOD3=exact&PROVINCE= Dysart civil parish, Co. Westmeath