MacDermot
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Mac Diarmata is an Irish
surname, and the surname of the ruling dynasty of Moylurg
, a kingdom that existed in Connacht
from the 10th to 16th centuries.
, 7th king of Moylurg, who reigned from 1124 to 1159. He was a vassal and kinsman of the O Conchobhair Kings of Connacht
; their common ancestor was Tadg mac Cathal, King of Connacht from 925 to 956.
Later off-shoot septs
of the dynasty included the families of MacDermot Roe
.
Moylurg ceased to exist as a kingdom in the late 16th century, though the senior line of the MacDermot's continued to live a sometime poverty-stricken and precarious existence despite land confiscations and the oppression of the Penal Laws. During this era they were popularly accorded the title Prince of Coolavin
; the current incumbent is Rory MacDermot, who succeeded his father in 2003.
and others.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
surname, and the surname of the ruling dynasty of Moylurg
Moylurg
Magh Luirg or Magh Luirg an Dagda, Anglicised as Moylurg, was the name of a kingdom located in the north-east of Connacht, the western province of Ireland, from c.956-1585...
, a kingdom that existed in Connacht
Connacht
Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...
from the 10th to 16th centuries.
Overview
The progenitor of the family was Dermot mac Tadhg MorDermot mac Tadhg Mor
Dermot mac Tadhg Mor, 7th king of Moylurg, reigned from 1124 to 1159. Vassal and kinsman of the O Conchobhair Kings of Connacht. Dermot was the progenitor of the MacDermot family, as well as its off-shoot septs such as MacDermot Roe and McDonagh....
, 7th king of Moylurg, who reigned from 1124 to 1159. He was a vassal and kinsman of the O Conchobhair Kings of Connacht
Kings of Connacht
The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the cóiced of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, Ireland. However, the name only became applied to it in the early medieval era, being named after The Connachta.The old name for the province was Cóiced Ol nEchmacht . Ptolemy's map of c. 150 AD...
; their common ancestor was Tadg mac Cathal, King of Connacht from 925 to 956.
Later off-shoot septs
Sept (social)
A sept is an English word for a division of a family, especially a division of a clan. The word might have its origin from Latin saeptum "enclosure, fold", or it can be an alteration of sect.The term is found in both Ireland and Scotland...
of the dynasty included the families of MacDermot Roe
MacDermot Roe
MacDermot Roe is the name of a sept of the MacDermot Kings of Moylurg.Tracing their origin to 1266, the MacDermots Roe of Ireland served as Biatachs General of the Kingdom of Connacht and were the principal patrons of the Irish composer Turlough Carolan, 1670-1738...
.
Moylurg ceased to exist as a kingdom in the late 16th century, though the senior line of the MacDermot's continued to live a sometime poverty-stricken and precarious existence despite land confiscations and the oppression of the Penal Laws. During this era they were popularly accorded the title Prince of Coolavin
Prince of Coolavin
Prince of Coolavin was a title first applied by popular usage to Charles MacDermot, 1707–1758, then head of the MacDermot family of Moylurg. Up to the late 16th century the head of the family were still Kings of Moylurg, but had lost their lands due to confiscation.The adoption of the term...
; the current incumbent is Rory MacDermot, who succeeded his father in 2003.
Variants
Variations of the name include- McDermottMcDermottMcDermott is a surname, and may refer to:* Alice McDermott, writer* Alister McDermott, cricketer* Andy McDermott, author* Bill McDermott, executive* Brian McDermott, rugby coach* Brian McDermott, football manager of Reading...
, MacDermottMacDermottMacDermott is a surname, and may refer to:*Ambrose MacDermott, Bishop of Elphin from 1707 to 1717* Cormac MacDermott* G. H. MacDermott* John MacDermott, Baron MacDermott* Sean MacDermott... - MacDiarmada, MacDiarmata
- MacDermot RoeMacDermot RoeMacDermot Roe is the name of a sept of the MacDermot Kings of Moylurg.Tracing their origin to 1266, the MacDermots Roe of Ireland served as Biatachs General of the Kingdom of Connacht and were the principal patrons of the Irish composer Turlough Carolan, 1670-1738...
, MacDermott Roe - McDermitt
- McDiarmidMcDiarmidMcDiarmid is a Scottish surname, and may refer to:* Ian McDiarmid, Scottish Tony award theatre actor and director* John Stewart McDiarmid , Canadian Liberal politician, later Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba...
, MacDiarmidMacDiarmidMacDiarmid or Macdiarmid is a surname, and may refer to:* Alan MacDiarmid won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2000* Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet, real name Christopher Murray Grieve... - MacDormand
and others.
People
- Conchobair MacDermotConchobair MacDermotConchobar mac Diarmata, was the ninth king of Moylurg, reigning 1187 to 1196.-Overview:Conchobhair is recorded the year before he became king due to a family tragedy:"The rock of Lough Key was burned by lightning...
- Dermot MacDermotDermot MacDermotSir Dermot MacDermot , Prince of Coolavin, Chief of the Name, head of the MacDermot clan, and a descendant of the Kings of Moylurg....
- Frank MacDermotFrank MacDermotFrank C. J. MacDermot was an Irish barrister and politician.MacDermot was born in Dublin, the seventh and youngest son of Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot, Prince of Coolavin. He was educated at Downside School and the University of Oxford and qualified as a barrister...
- Galt MacDermotGalt MacDermotGalt MacDermot is a Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre. He won a Grammy Award for the song African Waltz in 1960. His most successful musicals have been Hair and Two Gentlemen of Verona...
- Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermotHugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermotHugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot, Prince of Coolavin PC, JP, DL, QC , was an Irish lawyer.-Background:MacDermot was the eldest son of Charles Joseph MacDermot by his wife Arabella Mary, only child of Hyacinth O'Rorke, representative of the House of O'Rorke of Breffny...
- Niall MacDermotNiall MacDermotNiall MacDermot was a British Labour Party politician.He was first elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Lewisham North, at a by-election in 1957 following the death of Conservative MP Sir Austin Hudson.MacDermot lost his seat two years later at the 1959 general election,...
- Niall Anthony MacDermotNiall Anthony MacDermotNiall Anthony MacDermot, Prince of Coolavin, .The eldest son of Dermot MacDermot and Betty O'Rourke, Niall became head of the MacDermot clan upon the death of his father in 1989. He was born in Yokohama, Japan, during his father's term there with the British Diplomatic service...
- Rory MacDermot
- Tomaltach na Cairge MacDermotTomaltach na Cairge MacDermotTomaltach na Cairge MacDermot was the King of Moylurg from 1197 until his death in 1207.-Overview:One of Tomaltach's sons, Donnchadh, was the progenitor of the MacDonagh sept. The family later became Kings or Lords of Tirerril in Co...