DISERT, or CARRIGEEN, a parish, in the barony
of COSHMA, county of LIMERICK, and province of MUNSTER,
1½;| mile (W.) from Croom; containing 180 inha
bitants. It is situated on the western bank of the river
Maigue, between the parishes of Croom and Adare, and
contains 531 acres, as applotted under the tithe act. The
living is a rectory, in the diocese of Limerick, form
ing the corps of the prebend of Disert in the cathedral
of Limerick, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the
tithes amount to £72.10. The church having long since
fallen to ruin, the parishioners attend divine service
at Croom. In the R. C. divisions it forms part of the
union or district of Croom. On the north side of the
ruined church is a remarkable round tower, about 70
feet in height, standing on a rock of limestone: 14 feet
from the foundation a circular-headed door opens to the
north-east; on the opposite side is a pointed window,
over which are three stories with square-headed lights,
and at the top are four small slip windows. The
mouldings round the door are in relief, and of superior
workmanship in freestone, of which the window-frames
are also composed; the remainder of the tower is con
structed of limestone.