Dermot MacDermot explained

Sir Dermot MacDermot ^[1] (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,^[2] and went on to Trinity College Dublin, where he was elected a Scholar.^[3]

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.

See also

• Chiefs of the Name
• Kings of Moylurg

References

• Book: Cairnduff, Maureen. MacDermot, The: Sir Dermot, Prince of Coolavin. Who's Who in Ireland: The Influential 1,000. 1984 . Dublin. Vesey. 978-0-9510120-0-0. or subsequent editions
• "Mac Dermot of Moylurg: The Story of a Connacht Family", Dermot MacDermot, 1996.
• The MacDermot Clan Association website

Notes and References

1. Web site: CHANCERY OF THE ORDER OF SAINT MICHAEL AND SAINT GEORGE. The London Gazette. 1 January 1962.
2. News: 3 Catholics Receive Knightoods. 18 June 1954. The Catholic Herald.
3. News: Irish Chiefs and Indians. 25 September 1987. The Catholic Herald.