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Disert () is a
townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...
in the
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of
Kildallan Kildallan is a civil parish in the historical barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Etymology The name of the parish derives from Kildallan townland which is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic ''Cill Dalláin'' meaning the 'Church of Dall� ...
, barony of
Tullyhunco Tullyhunco () is a barony in County Cavan, Ireland. It comprises the civil parishes of Kildallan, Killeshandra and Scrabby. Location Tullyhunco is located in western County Cavan. It borders County Leitrim to the west and County Longford to ...
,
County Cavan County Cavan ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the hi ...
,
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.


Geography

Disert is bounded on the north by
Coolnashinny Coolnashinny (; The Corner of the Foxes) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan in the barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. It is also known as Croaghan (, resembling hay). The townland was besieged during the Irish Rebellion of 1 ...
townland; on the west by Aghabane, Derrindrehid, and
Killygowan Killygowan (Irish derived place name, Coill Uí Ghabhann meaning either ‘The Wood of O’Gowan’ or ‘The Wood of the Blacksmith’.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Kil ...
townlands; on the south by Bawn townland; and on the east by Killytawny townland. Its chief geographical features are Aghabane Lough, Disert Lough, the Croghan river, small streams, a spring well, and a wood. Disert is traversed by the regional R199 road, minor public roads, and rural lanes. The townland covers 106 acres, including 18 acres of water.


Etymology

The earliest surviving reference to the townland appears to be in the medieval Irish manuscript ''
An Leabhar Breac ('The Speckled Book'; Middle Irish: ), now less commonly ('Great Book of Dun Doighre') or possibly erroneously, ('The Speckled Book of the MacEgans'), is a medieval Irish vellum manuscript containing Middle Irish and Hiberno-Latin writings. ...
'', compiled in c.1409. Page 238C is a copy of the ''
Amra Coluim Chille ''Amra Choluim Chille'' or ''Amra Coluimb Chille'' is an Amra (, ; ) or panegyric relating to Colmcille. According to the traditional account the ''Amra Coluim Chille'' was composed about the year 575 by Dallán Forgaill, the Chief Ollam of Ire ...
'', written by Saint
Dallán Forgaill Eochaid mac Colla ( 560 – 640), better known as Saint Dallán or Dallán Forgaill (; ; Primitive Irish: ''Dallagnas Worgēllas''), was an early Christian Irish poet and saint known as the writer of the "'' Amra Coluim Chille''" ("Elegy of Sai ...
of Kildallan, and refers to ''"Dallan o Disirt Dallain"'' (Dallan from the Hermitage of Dallan). The 1609
Plantation of Ulster The Plantation of Ulster (; Ulster Scots dialects, Ulster Scots: ) was the organised Settler colonialism, colonisation (''Plantation (settlement or colony), plantation'') of Ulstera Provinces of Ireland, province of Irelandby people from Great ...
Map depicts the townland as Disert. A government grant of 1610 spells the name as Disert. A 1629 Inquisition also gives the name as Disert.
John Colgan John Colgan, OFM ( Irish ''Seán Mac Colgan''; c. 1592 – 15 January 1658), was an Irish Franciscan friar noted as a hagiographer and historian. Life Colgan was born c. 1592 at Priestown near Carndonagh, a member of the Mac Colgan sept of ...
's 1645 book ''
Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae ''Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae'' is the abbreviated title of a celebrated work on the Irish saints by the Franciscan, John Colgan (Leuven, 1645). Aided by Hugh Ward, Stephen White, Míchél Ó Cléirigh, and Henry Fitzsimon, White, Fitzsimon, an ...
'', under 29 January, spells the name as Disert Dallain, Diseart Dallain and Deserto Sanctus Dallani. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the name as Deeshert.


History

It would seem from the early 15th century reference in ''An Leabhar Breac'' that Dallan Forgaill used the townland as a retreat at the end of the 6th century, perhaps because it would have been surrounded by water at the time. A sub-division of the townland is called Corredonagh, which is a corruption of ''Cor Domhnach'', meaning 'the round hill of the church', which may confirm the etymology. From medieval times until the early 1600s, the land belonged to the
McKiernan Clan The surname McKiernan (), is of Irish origin and is found predominantly in County Cavan where it originated. The Irish name is Mág Tighearnán meaning ''the Son of Tighearnán'' and the clan or sept takes its name from one Tighearnán who lived ...
. The present-day townland of Coragh formed part of Disert until the 1650s. In the
Plantation of Ulster The Plantation of Ulster (; Ulster Scots dialects, Ulster Scots: ) was the organised Settler colonialism, colonisation (''Plantation (settlement or colony), plantation'') of Ulstera Provinces of Ireland, province of Irelandby people from Great ...
, by letters patent dated 23 July 1610 King
James VI and I James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and King of Ireland, Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 M ...
granted the Manor of Clonyn or Taghleagh, which included one poll of Disert, to Sir Alexander Hamilton of
Innerwick Innerwick () is a coastal civil parish and small village, which lies in the east of East Lothian, from Dunbar and approximately from Edinburgh. Name The name Innerwick is of Anglo-saxon origin and means inland farm or dwelling place. It was ...
, Scotland. On 29 July 1611,
Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester (May 1563 – 19 February 1625), known between 1596 and 1613 as Sir Arthur Chichester, of Carrickfergus in Ireland, was an English administrator and soldier who served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1605 ...
and others reported that:
.
An Inquisition held at Cavan on 10 June 1629 stated that the poll of Disert contained two sub-divisions named Corrach and Corredonagh. It also described the boundary of the townland:
.
The 1652 Commonwealth Survey states that the owner was Sir Francis Hamilton. In the Hearth Money Rolls compiled on 29 September 1663 there was one Hearth Tax payer in ''Disert- William Lotartty''. The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the townland name as Disart. The 1825 Tithe Applotment Books list three tithepayers in the townland. The Disert Valuation Office books are available for April 1838. There is an estate map and detailed description of Disert in 1849.
Griffith's Valuation Griffith's Valuation was a boundary and land valuation survey of Ireland completed in 1868. Griffith's background Richard John Griffith started to value land in Scotland, where he spent two years in 1806–1807 valuing terrain through the examin ...
of 1857 lists two landholders in the townland. The landlord of Disert in the 19th century was James Hamilton. The Cavan Archives Service holds an assignment dated 12 March 1903 (reference number P017/0164):
Assignment made between Robert Claude Hamilton, Drummany House, County Cavan, esquire, of the first part, William Joseph Hamilton, Castlehamilton, County Cavan, D.L., of the second part, and Richard Allen and William Henry Halpin, both Cavan, County Cavan, solicitors, the trustees, of the third part. States that Robert Claude Hamilton holds part of the lands of Disert (Dysart or Desert), barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, containing 42 acres, 3 roods and 31 perches statute measure, as tenant from year to year of William Joseph Hamilton at annual rent of £30. Robert Claude Hamilton has agreed to sell his interest in the tenancy of William Joseph Hamilton for sum of £250. Latter is a limited owner of the lands. In order to avoid a merger of the tenancy it has been agreed that the lands should be assigned to the parties of the third part in trust.


Census

In the
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, there was one family listed in the townland. In the 1911 census of Ireland, there was one family listed in the townland.


Antiquities

# Croaghan Bridge.


References


External links


Saint Dallán Forgaill (c.560 -c.640), alias Eochaid Éices

The IreAtlas Townland Data Base
{{County Cavan Townlands of County Cavan