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MacDermot
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 became the Prince of Coolavin, the new head of the family. A sept of the McDermott's MacDermot Roe became high sheriff of Roscommon. Naming conventions 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 pove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacDermot Roe
MacDermot Roe (MacDiarmata Ruadh) is the name of a sept of the MacDermot Kings of Moylurg. Tracing their origin to 1266, the MacDermots Roe (MacDiarmata Ruadh) of Ireland served as Biatachs General of the Kingdom of Connacht and were the principal patrons of the Irish composer Turlough Carolan, 1670–1738. The MacDermots Roe exemplify the role played by a leading Irish family under the old Gaelic order and its fate after the consolidation of English rule in the early 17th century. Origins The MacDermots Roe descend from Dermot Roe (the appellation Roe or Ruadh meaning red in Irish), grandson of Cormac MacDermot, King of Moylurg, 1218–1244. Moylurg was an ancient kingdom in what is now northern County Roscommon, Ireland and lay within the Kingdom of Connacht which included the modern counties of Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo. In 1266, Dermot Roe MacDermot, the grandson of Cormac MacDermot, King of Moylurg, was blinded by the Aedh mac Felim Ua Conchobair, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacDermott Roe
MacDermot Roe (MacDiarmata Ruadh) is the name of a sept of the MacDermot Kings of Moylurg. Tracing their origin to 1266, the MacDermots Roe (MacDiarmata Ruadh) of Ireland served as Biatachs General of the Kingdom of Connacht and were the principal patrons of the Irish composer Turlough Carolan, 1670–1738. The MacDermots Roe exemplify the role played by a leading Irish family under the old Gaelic order and its fate after the consolidation of English rule in the early 17th century. Origins The MacDermots Roe descend from Dermot Roe (the appellation Roe or Ruadh meaning red in Irish), grandson of Cormac MacDermot, King of Moylurg, 1218–1244. Moylurg was an ancient kingdom in what is now northern County Roscommon, Ireland and lay within the Kingdom of Connacht which included the modern counties of Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo. In 1266, Dermot Roe MacDermot, the grandson of Cormac MacDermot, King of Moylurg, was blinded by the Aedh mac Felim Ua Conchobair, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galt MacDermot
Arthur Terence Galt MacDermot (December 18, 1928 – December 17, 2018) was a Canadian-American composer, pianist and writer of musical theater. He won a Grammy Award for the song " African Waltz" in 1960. His most-successful musicals were ''Hair'' (1967; its cast album also won a Grammy) and '' Two Gentlemen of Verona'' (1971). MacDermot also composed music for film soundtracks, jazz and funk albums, and classical music, and his music has been sampled in hit hip-hop songs and albums. He is best known for his work on ''Hair'', which produced three number-one singles in 1969: " Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", "Good Morning Starshine", and the title song "Hair". Biography MacDermot was born in Montreal, the son of Canadian diplomat Terence MacDermot and Elizabeth Savage. He was educated at Upper Canada College and Bishop's University (Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada). He received a bachelor's degree in music from Cape Town University, South Africa, and made a study of African musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacDermott (other)
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 became the Prince of Coolavin, the new head of the family. A sept of the McDermott's MacDermot Roe became high sheriff of Roscommon. Naming conventions 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 pove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank MacDermot
Frank C. J. MacDermot (25 November 1886 – 24 June 1975) was an Irish barrister, soldier, politician and historian who served as Seanad Éireann, Senator from 1937 to 1943, after being Nominated members of Seanad Éireann, nominated by the Taoiseach. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Roscommon (Dáil constituency), Roscommon constituency from 1932 to 1937. He was also a founding member of Fine Gael. Early life 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. He was commissioned into the Royal Army Service Corps during World War I and ended the war as a Major. He later emigrated to the United States and became a banker in New York City from 1919 until 1927. Political career Early political career He returned to Ireland in the late 1920s, and stood unsuccessfully as an Independent Republican (Ireland), Independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of Moylurg
The Kings of or Moylurg were a branch of the , and a kindred family to the Kings of Connacht. Their ancestor, , was a brother to , King of Connacht 967–973, ancestor of the O Connor family of Connacht. is said to have made a deal of some nature where, in return for abandoning any claim to the provincial kingship, he would be given . His dynasty was known as the Clan Mulrooney, and later still took the surname of MacDermot (a branch of this family were in turn called MacDermot Roe). The following is a list of their Kings, followed by the respective heads of the family up to the present day. ''The Kings of Moylurg'' * , fl. 956 founder of Moylurg and the Clan . * * * , fl. 1080. * , 1120–1124. * , 1124. * , 1124–1159, progenitor of the surname MacDermot. * , 1159–1187. * , 1187–1196. * , 1196–1207. * , 1207–1215. * , 1215–1218. * , 1218–1244 * , 1245–1265 * , 1256–1281. * , 1281–1287 * , 1288–1294 * , 1294–1331. * , 1331–1336. * , 1336–1343 * , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rory MacDermot
Prince of Coolavin was a title first applied by popular usage to Charles MacDermot, 1707–1758, then head of the MacDermot family of Moylurg. Coolavin () is a barony in south County Sligo in Ireland. 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 indicated that the family considered themselves "princes", and also considered as such by their neighbours. The title continued to be used by the head of the family into the 21st century. Title holders * Charles MacDermot, 1707–1758, first to be styled Prince of Coolavin. * Myles MacDermot, died 1758-1792. * Hugh MacDermot, M.D., 1792-1824. * Charles Joseph MacDermot, J.P., 1824-1873. * Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot, 1873-1904. * Charles Edward MacDermot, 1904-1947. * Charles John MacDermot, 1947-1979. * Dermot MacDermot, 1979-1989. * Niall Anthony MacDermot, 1989-2003. * Rory MacDermot, 2004-2021. In popular culture ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Coolavin () is a barony in south County Sligo in Ireland. 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 indicated that the family considered themselves "princes", and also considered as such by their neighbours. The title continued to be used by the head of the family into the 21st century. Title holders * Charles MacDermot, 1707–1758, first to be styled Prince of Coolavin. * Myles MacDermot, died 1758-1792. * Hugh MacDermot, M.D., 1792-1824. * Charles Joseph MacDermot, J.P., 1824-1873. * Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot, 1873-1904. * Charles Edward MacDermot, 1904-1947. * Charles John MacDermot, 1947-1979. * Dermot MacDermot, 1979-1989. * Niall Anthony MacDermot, 1989-2003. * Rory MacDermot, 2004-2021. In popular culture ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niall Anthony MacDermot
Prince of Coolavin was a title first applied by popular usage to Charles MacDermot, 1707–1758, then head of the MacDermot family of Moylurg. Coolavin () is a barony in south County Sligo in Ireland. 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 indicated that the family considered themselves "princes", and also considered as such by their neighbours. The title continued to be used by the head of the family into the 21st century. Title holders * Charles MacDermot, 1707–1758, first to be styled Prince of Coolavin. * Myles MacDermot, died 1758-1792. * Hugh MacDermot, M.D., 1792-1824. * Charles Joseph MacDermot, J.P., 1824-1873. * Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot, 1873-1904. * Charles Edward MacDermot, 1904-1947. * Charles John MacDermot, 1947-1979. * Dermot MacDermot, 1979-1989. * Niall Anthony MacDermot, 1989-2003. * Rory MacDermot, 2004-2021. In popular culture ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dermot MacDermot
Sir Dermot MacDermot (1906–1989), styled Prince of Coolavin, Chief of the Name, head of the MacDermot clan, and a descendant of the Kings of Moylurg. MacDermot attended Stonyhurst College, and went on to Trinity College Dublin, where he was elected a Scholar. Sir Dermot MacDermot had served as British Ambassador to Indonesia (1956–59) and Thailand (1961–65). He succeeded his brother as The MacDermot upon the latter's death in 1979. He wrote an account of the family titled ''"MacDermot of Moylurg: The Story of a Connacht Family"''. The book chronicles the affairs of the Kings of Moylurg and their neighbours over the course of six hundred years. It contains thirty-five family trees concerning MacDermots and their related families, and ten appendices. MacDermot died before seeing the book in print, but it was published shortly after by his sons Niall (who succeeded him as Prince of Coolavin) Hugh and Connor. See also * Chiefs of the Name * Kings of Moylurg The Kings of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot
Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot, Prince of Coolavin PC, JP, DL, QC (1 July 1834 – 6 February 1904), was an Irish lawyer. Legal career MacDermot served as Solicitor-General for Ireland in the Liberal government of 1886, and as Attorney-General for Ireland in 1892, when he was made a member of the Irish Privy Council. Personal life 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. He succeeded his father 5 September 1873 as The Mac Dermot, Prince of Coolavin. MacDermot died on 6 February 1904, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Charles Edward MacDermot. His grandson (by his fourth son, Henry) Niall MacDermot was a British Labour MP and junior minister between 1957 and 1970. His youngest son, Frank MacDermot, served as a member of both Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann between 1932 and 1942. See also * Chiefs of the Name * Kings of Moylurg The Kings of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niall MacDermot
Niall MacDermot CBE OBE QC (10 September 1916 – 22 February 1996) was a British Labour politician. MacDermot was educated at Rugby School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and served in the Intelligence Corps during the Second World War. He was first elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) 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, and unsuccessfully contested the equivalent seat at the 1961 London County Council election. He returned to Parliament as MP for Derby North at a by-election in 1962. He was Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 1964 to 1967, and retired from the Commons at the 1970 general election. From 1970 to 1990, he was Secretary-General of the International Commission of Jurists, succeeding Seán MacBride. He was the grandson of Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot, who served as Solicitor G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
