The Kings of or Moylurg were a branch of the , and a kindred family to the
Kings of Connacht
The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the ''cóiced'' (variously translated as portion, fifth, province) of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, Ireland. However, the name only became applied to it in the early medieval era, being name ...
. 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
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 T ...
(a branch of this family were in turn called
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 pri ...
). 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
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Magh Luirg or Magh Luirg an Dagda, Anglicised as Moylurg, was the name of a medieval Irish kingdom located in modern-day County Roscommon, Ireland. It was a sub-kingdom of the kingdom of Connacht from c. 956–1585. ...
and the Clan .
*
*
* , fl. 1080.
* , 1120–1124.
* , 1124.
* , 1124–1159, progenitor of the surname
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 T ...
.
* , 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
* , 1343–1368.
* , 1368–1393.
* , 1393–1398.
* , 1398–1404.
* , 1404–1421.
* , 1421–1458.
* , 1458–1465.
* , 1456–1478.
* , 1478–1486.
* , 1486–1497.
* , 1497–1499.
* , 1499–1528.
* , 1528–1533.
* , 1533–1534.
* , 1534–1549.
* , 1549–1568 - ''A school invitation was given by , i.e. , at Christmas of this year; and it is not possible to count or over-reckon all that he gave to the poets, and professors, and learned men of Erinn, and to all men besides.''
* , 1568–1576.
* , 1576–1585, last ''de facto'' King of Moylurg.
''The MacDermot of the Carrick''
* , 1585–1595, first to be styled "MacDermot of the Carrick"
* , 1595–1603.
* , 1603–1636.
''The Chief of the Name''
* Turlough MacDermot, 1636 – c.1652, first to be styled
Chief of the name.
* Cathal Roe MacDermot, c.1652 – c.1694.
* Hugh MacDermott, c.1694 – 1707.
''The Prince of Coolavin''
* Charles MacDermott, 1707–1758, first to be 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 ...
.
* Myles MacDermot, died 1758–1792.
* Hugh MacDermott,
M.D.
Doctor of Medicine (abbreviated M.D., from the Latin ''Medicinae Doctor'') is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions. In the United States, and some other countries, the M.D. denotes a professional degree. ...
, 1792–1824.
* Charles Joseph MacDermot,
J.P., 1824–1873.
*
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-Gen ...
, 1873–1904.
* Charles Edward MacDermot, 1904–1947.
* Charles John MacDermot, 1947–1979.
*
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 ...
, 1979–1989.
*
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 th ...
, 1989–2003.
*
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 th ...
, 2004–2021.
See also
*
Irish royal families
References
* "Mac Dermot of Moylurg: The Story of a Connacht Family", Dermot Mac Dermot, 1996.
* http://www.macdermot.com/
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Magh Luirg or Magh Luirg an Dagda, Anglicised as Moylurg, was the name of a medieval Irish kingdom located in modern-day County Roscommon, Ireland. It was a sub-kingdom of the kingdom of Connacht from c. 956–1585. ...