placenamesDesertmartin
Díseart Mhártain
A nineteenth-century church and a modern school partnership reflect different strands of community life.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Díseart Mhártain · Irish · main form · validated name
- Desertmartin · English · main form
Place & story
Saint Comgall’s Church
Saint Comgall’s, the Church of Ireland parish church, stands on Dromore Road near Desertmartin. The parish dates the building to 1821 and describes its outlook towards Slieve Gallion. It forms one part of the local religious landscape beyond the village centre. [2]
A shared education partnership
Knocknagin Primary School’s account records a longstanding partnership with Desertmartin Primary School. Links between principals expanded into joint lessons, staff planning and mixed groups for music, art, cooking and sport. A shared teacher later worked across both schools. The partnership continued through changes of staff and funding until Desertmartin Primary closed in August 2020; during the pandemic, pupils had also maintained contact online. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Derry
- Barony
- Loughinsholin
- Civil parish
- Desertmartin
- Coordinates
- 54.76867, -6.67917 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 58223 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Desertmartin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Our Churches: Saint Comgall’s,Desertmartin · Parishes of Desertmartin and Termoneeny
- Shared Education: History · Knocknagin Primary School
- Roman Catholic church near Desertmartin illustration: based on a Desertmartin RC Church by Kenneth Allen. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2015-01-20. How this page was prepared.