Mac Diarmada

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MacDermot
Mac Diarmada
Parent houseConnachta ()
CountryKingdom of Connacht
Founded1124
FounderDermot mac Tadhg Mor
Final ruler
Titles

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. In 2021, Paul McDermott of Tuam, Co. Galway became the Prince of Coolavin, the new head of the family.[citation needed] A step of the McDermott's MacDermot Roe became high sheriff of Roscommon.[citation needed]

Naming conventions[]

Main article: Irish personal naming system
Male Daughter Wife (Long) Wife (Short)
Mac Diarmada Nic Dhiarmada Bean Mhic Dhiarmada Mhic Dhiarmada

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;[citation needed] the current incumbent is Paul McDermott,[citation needed] who succeeded Rory MacDermot in 2020.[citation needed]

Variants[]

Variations of the name include :

  • McDermott, MacDermott
  • MacDiarmada, MacDiarmata
  • MacDermot Roe, MacDermott Roe
  • McDermitt
  • McDermett
  • McDiarmid, MacDiarmid, Irish and Scottish language variants ultimately from Irish
  • MacDormand
  • Kermode, Manx language variant[1]

and others.

People[]

McDermot[]

  • Conchobair MacDermot
  • Dermot MacDermot
  • Frank MacDermot
  • Galt MacDermot (1928–2018), Canadian-American composer, pianist
  • Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot
  • Niall MacDermot
  • Niall Anthony MacDermot
  • Rory MacDermot
  • Tomaltach na Cairge MacDermot

McDermott[]

  • Alice McDermott, writer
  • Alister McDermott, cricketer
  • Andrew McDermott (singer) (born 1966), English singer
  • Andrew McDermott (footballer) (1889–1915), Scottish footballer
  • Andy McDermott, author
  • Bill McDermott, executive
  • Brian McDermott (disambiguation), several people
    • Brian McDermott (rugby league), rugby coach
    • Brian McDermott (footballer), football manager of Reading F.C.
    • Brian McDermott (murder victim), child who was murdered in Belfast in 1973
  • Bobby McDermott, basketball player
  • Charles McDermott (disambiguation), several people
  • Charlie McDermott, American actor
  • Chris McDermott (born 1963), Australian rule player from South Australia
  • Christopher McDermott (born 1989), British handball player and coach, Olympian London 2012
  • Craig McDermott, cricketer
  • David McDermott, English footballer
  • Dean McDermott (born 1966), Canadian-American actor
  • Doug McDermott (born 1992), American basketball player; son of Greg McDermott (see below)
  • Drew McDermott, computer scientist
  • Dylan McDermott (born 1961), American actor
  • Eoghan McDermott (born 1983), Irish radio and television presenter
  • Eugene McDermott, geophysicist, philanthropist; co-founder, Chairman, Director of Texas Instruments
  • Gerald McDermott, American author, illustrator, graphic designer, and film maker
  • Greg McDermott (born 1964), American basketball coach
  • Helen McDermott, British radio and television presenter, best known for her work at Anglia Television
  • James McDermott (disambiguation), several people
  • Jim McDermott (born 1936), American politician
  • John McDermott (disambiguation), several people
  • Joseph McDermott (disambiguation), several people
  • Kathleen McDermott (born 1977), Scottish actress, singer, model, and make-up artist
  • Kevin McDermott (disambiguation), several people
  • Lloyd McDermott, Australia's first indigenous barrister and rugby union player
  • Melissa McDermott, CBS news anchor and reporter
  • Michael McDermott (disambiguation), several people
  • Michael McDermott (musician), Chicago singer-songwriter
  • Mickey McDermott, baseball pitcher
  • Mike McDermott (disambiguation), several people
  • Neale McDermott, football player
  • Neil McDermott (born 1980), British actor
  • Nicola McDermott (born 1996), Australian olympic highjumper
  • Nora McDermott (1927–2013), Canadian basketball and volleyball player, coach and physical education teacher
  • Patrick McDermott (disambiguation)
  • Paul McDermott, Australian comedian
  • Paul Francis McDermott (born 1965), Australian electro-pop musician, performs as Paul Mac
  • Phelim McDermott (born 1963), English actor and stage director
  • Robert McDermott (disambiguation), several people
  • Roe McDermott, Irish film critic, younger brother of Eoghan
  • Terry McDermott (disambiguation), several people
  • Thomas McDermott (disambiguation), several people
  • Tracey McDermott, acting chief executive of Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
  • William Dermott Molloy McDermott, Roman Catholic bishop

MacDermott[]

Places[]

  • McDermott Field, a baseball stadium in Idaho that was replaced by Melaleuca Field
  • McDermott, Ohio, a census-designated place in western Rush Township, Scioto County, Ohio, United States.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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]; ISBN 978-0-19-967776-4.
  2. ^ "PO Locator | USPS".

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