Desertserges
An Díseart / Díseart Seargus | |
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Civil parish | |
Coordinates: 51°44′06″N 8°53′10″W / 51.735°N 8.886°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Cork |
District | Bandon |
Area | |
• Total | 51.8 km2 (20.0 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | W413537 |
Desertserges (Irish: An Díseart) is a civil parish in County Cork, Ireland.[1] It is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross. The parish lies between the towns of Enniskeane and Bandon. It consists of about 20 square miles (52 km2) of land on the south side of the River Bandon - the river being its northern boundary for about 4 miles (6 km). Most of the area is hilly, rising from 60 to 230 meters. The fertility of the land is varied with some fertile areas as well as barren uplands.