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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 O Conchobhair Kings Of Connacht ; their common ancestor was Tadg mac Cathal, King of Connacht from 925 to 956 . Later off-shoot Septs of the dynasty included the families of MacDermot Roe and McDonagh . Moylurg ceased to exist as a kingdom in the late 1500's, though the senior line of the MacDermot's continued to live a sometime poverty-stricken and precarious existence despite land confiscations and the oppression of the Penal Laws . During this era they were popularly accorded the title Prince Of Coolavin ; the current incumbent is Rory MacDermot , who succeeded his father in 2003 . Variations of the name include McDermott, MacDiarmada, MacDermott Roe, McDermott, McDermitt, McDiarmid, MacDormand, and several others. EXTERNAL LINK
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