Sir Dermot MacDermot (1906–1989), styled

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 th ...

Chief of the Name The Chief of the Name, or in older English usage Captain of his Nation, is the recognised head of a family or clan (''fine'' in Irish and Scottish Gaelic). The term has sometimes been used as a title in Ireland and Scotland. In Ireland In Eliza ...

, head of the MacDermot clan, and a descendant of the

Kings 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 natu ...

. MacDermot attended

Stonyhurst College Stonyhurst College is a co-educational Catholic Church, Roman Catholic independent school, adhering to the Society of Jesus, Jesuit tradition, on the Stonyhurst, Stonyhurst Estate, Lancashire, England. It occupies a Grade I listed building. Th ...

, and went on to

Trinity College Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

, where he was elected a Scholar. Sir Dermot MacDermot had served as British Ambassador to

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(1956–59) and

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(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.

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* or subsequent editions * "Mac Dermot of Moylurg: The Story of a Connacht Family", Dermot MacDermot, 1996.
The MacDermot Clan Association website
1906 births 1989 deaths Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Indonesia Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Thailand Irish knights Connachta Irish chiefs of the name MacDermot family People educated at Stonyhurst College Scholars of Trinity College Dublin {{Ireland-royal-stub

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