DESERTSERGES

In 1868, the parish of Desertserges contained the following places:

"DESERTSERGES, a parish and post town in the baronies of East Carbery and Kinalmeaky, in the county of Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles W.S.W. of Bandon. It is situated on the S. bank of the river Bandon. The surface is mountainous and boggy. The parish is traversed by the road from Enniskeen to Clonakilty. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Cork, value £602, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is a substantial pile, built in 1802 at the cost of the parishioners. There is a Roman Catholic chapel, a Sunday and two or three pay day schools. Extensive flour and paper mills are established on the river's bank. The principal residences are Palace Anne, Kilcoleman, and Mount Beamish. Slate is extensively quarried. There are traces of numerous forts, and at Garryvoe are the ruins of the old church. The ruins of Derry Castle are an object of interest. At Corron is a medicinal spring. There are several stones standing on end; their history is not known, but they are supposed to mark the burial-place of some warrior."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018