Mac Diarmada Explained

Surname:McDermott
Irish: Mac Diarmada
Country:Kingdom of Connacht
Parent House:Connachta (The Bridge Bar)
Titles:
  • King of Moylurg
Founder:Dermot mac Tadhg Mor
Final Ruler:Tadhg mac Diarmata
Founding Year:1123

Mac Diarmada (anglicised as MacDermot or McDermott), also spelled 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. The last ruling king was Tadhg mac Diarmata, who ruled until 1585.

Naming conventions

See main article: Irish personal naming system.

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History

The progenitor of the family was Dermot mac Tadhg Mor, 7th King of Moylurg, who reigned from 1124 to 1159. He was a vassal and kinsman of the Ó Conchubhair, Kings of Connacht; their common ancestor was Tadg mac Cathal, King of Connacht from 925 to 956. They were based at McDermott's Castle, Lough Key.

Later offshoot 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 Francis MacDermot, who succeeded by birthright to his father Rory MacDermot who died on 6 May 2021.[1]

Variants

Variations of the name include :

and others.

People

McDermot

McDermott

MacDermott

McDormand

Places

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://rip.ie/death-notice/rory-mac-dermot-gorey-wexford/457881 The death has occurred of Rory Mac Dermot
  2. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, ed. by Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, and Peter McClure, 4 vols (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016), III, p. 1461 [s.v. ''Kermode'']; .
  3. Web site: PO Locator | USPS.