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MacDermot

Also known as Mac Diarmada, MacDermots

The MacDermots, Irish Mac Diarmada, were a Gaelic family who ruled Moylurg in north County Roscommon from the 12th century, as a branch of the Síl Muiredaig and marshals of the O'Connor kings of Connacht. They ruled from the Rock of Lough Cé and patronised Boyle Abbey and Irish learning. The head of the family is styled the MacDermot, Prince of Coolavin.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). MacDermot. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/macdermot
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