Dysart, County Roscommon

Dysart (Irish: An Díseart)[1] is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland.[2] It lies 20 km (12 mi) from the centre of Athlone, on the R363 regional road. Located at the crossroads of the R363 and the R357, the village was formerly known as 'Thomas Street'.

Dysart

An Díseart
Village
Dysart
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°27′51″N 8°12′56″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Roscommon
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Dysart village has two public houses, a grocery store, community centre, football pitch (home of Dysart F.C.), and a Roman Catholic graveyard and church (St. Patrick's).

Sport

The local association football (soccer) club is Dysart FC. Formed in June 1971, the club purchased its present property in 1972. The first match played by the club was a challenge 8-a-side game against Four Roads, which ended 2 all. A parish league (7-a-side) was played in 1971 with 3 teams: Dysart (village), Ballintleva and Feevagh. Feevagh came out on top with 3 wins and 1 draw.

See also

References
  1. "An Díseart / Dysart (see archival records)". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. Annette Kehnel (1997). Clonmacnois: The Church and Lands of St. Ciarán : Change and Continuity in an Irish Monastic Foundation (6th to 16th Century). LIT Verlag Münster. pp. 303–. ISBN 978-3-8258-3442-5. Retrieved 6 August 2013. Dysyort appears as Distort in the manuscript and is corrected to Dysort by a second hand. This is Dysart parish in county Roscommon.76 The vicarage of Disert, forming part of the diocese of Elphin is mentioned in the royal taxation list


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