Dysert (Irish: An Díseart, meaning 'hermitage') is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland.
The parish of Rath is located to the north-west, Ruan to the north-east, Kilnamona to the south and Inagh to the west.
[3] Dysert is part of the parish of Dysart and Ruan in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.
[6] In 1318 Richard De Clare decided to invade Ui Fearmaic and attack O’Dea.
[7] The parish contains the townlands of Attyterrila, Aughrim Kelly, Aughrim Ross, Aughrim Toohy, Ahasla, Ballybrody, Ballycullinan, Ballygriffy (North), Ballygriffy (South), Ballynagonnaghtagh, Ballyteernau, Caherclanchy, Cappanakilla, Carhoo, Cloona, Cloontohil, Drumcurreen, Druminshin, Drummeer, Drummina, Dysert, Erinagh Beg, Erinagh More, Gortcurka, Kilcurrish, Killeenan, Knockaunanerrigal, Knockaunroe, Knockmore, Knockreagh, Magowna (East), Magowna (West), Mollaneen, Moyhullin, Rinerrinagh, Teeronaun, Toonagh, Toonagh Commons and Ross.