DYSERT

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

"DYSERT, a parish in the barony of Upperthird, in the county of Waterford, province of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of Clonmel. Carrick-on-Suir is its post town. It is situated on the river Suir, and contains the village of Churchtown. The living is a vicarage and prebend in Lismore cathedral, in the diocese of Lismore, value with Kilmoloran, £120, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is at Churchtown, and was built in 1786; near it stand the ruins of the old one, containing tombs of the Butlers and Everards, who had a castle here in the 18th century. The Roman Catholic chapels at Dysert and Kilmoleran are united to that of Kilsheelan. There is a parish school, which was established by Sir Moore Disney. Churchtown and Coolnamuck are the principal seats.

"CHURCHTOWN, a village in the parish of Dysert, in the barony of Upperthird, in the county of Waterford, province of Munster, Ireland. It is situated on the river Suir, 4 miles to the W. of Carrick-on-Suir. Here stood an ancient castle belonging to the Everards. In the village is a woollen factory, and the vicinity is very pleasantly wooded."

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