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.