Niall Anthony MacDermot
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Niall Anthony MacDermot, Prince of Coolavin
, (25 April 1935, Yokohama
, Japan
- 19 February 2003).
The eldest son of Dermot MacDermot
and Betty O'Rourke, Niall became head of the MacDermot clan upon the death of his father in 1989. He was born in Yokohama
, Japan
, during his father's term there with the British Diplomatic service. Subsequently the family lived in Taiwan
, Manila
and back to Japan, which they were forced to leave on very short notice at the outbreck of World War II
. Over the next several years he lived in Australia
, Denver and New Orleans in the USA, Bray in Co. Dublin and Downside in Somerset, England. In between all these travels, he and his family made frequent visits back to his clan's ancestral homeland of Moylurg.
Following a course studying Nuclear Physics in London
, he joined the RAF
which he served in till 1970, winning the service's top two awards; the Glenn Trophy and the Aerobatic Trophy. During this time he married his fiancée, Janet, the mother of his son, Rory MacDermot, and daughter, Siobhan. Following a stint at the electroinic company, Neve's, he returned to Ireland permanently in the late 1970s, joining the telecommunications company Telectron. In 1981 he founded his own computer software company, retiring in 2000. He moved to Paphos
, Cyprus as the mild, damp Irish climate suited neither him nor his wife.
Niall and his brother Connor set up the MacDermot Clan Association in 1993, subsequent to publishing their late father's definitive history of the clan "MacDermot of Moylurg." Its stated aims " is to gather and conserve genealogical information, to foster links between McDermotts worldwide and to provide a connection with the ancestral lands in Ireland." Clan Gatherings, both in Ireland and abroad, the publication of a MacDermot journal, and the sale of clan merchandise to raise funds for clan activities, were the main results of Niall and Connor's work for the clan.
Niall MacDermott died on the 19 February 2003 and was succeeded as MacDermot by his son, Rory.
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. Up to the late 16th century the head of the family were still Kings of Moylurg, but had lost their lands due to confiscation.The adoption of the term...
, (25 April 1935, Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
- 19 February 2003).
The eldest son of Dermot MacDermot
Dermot MacDermot
Sir Dermot MacDermot , Prince of Coolavin, Chief of the Name, head of the MacDermot clan, and a descendant of the Kings of Moylurg....
and Betty O'Rourke, Niall became head of the MacDermot clan upon the death of his father in 1989. He was born in Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, during his father's term there with the British Diplomatic service. Subsequently the family lived in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
and back to Japan, which they were forced to leave on very short notice at the outbreck of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Over the next several years he lived in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Denver and New Orleans in the USA, Bray in Co. Dublin and Downside in Somerset, England. In between all these travels, he and his family made frequent visits back to his clan's ancestral homeland of Moylurg.
Following a course studying Nuclear Physics in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, he joined the RAF
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
which he served in till 1970, winning the service's top two awards; the Glenn Trophy and the Aerobatic Trophy. During this time he married his fiancée, Janet, the mother of his son, Rory MacDermot, and daughter, Siobhan. Following a stint at the electroinic company, Neve's, he returned to Ireland permanently in the late 1970s, joining the telecommunications company Telectron. In 1981 he founded his own computer software company, retiring in 2000. He moved to Paphos
Paphos
Paphos , sometimes referred to as Pafos, is a coastal city in the southwest of Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos and New Paphos. The currently inhabited city is New Paphos. It lies on the Mediterranean coast, about west of the...
, Cyprus as the mild, damp Irish climate suited neither him nor his wife.
Niall and his brother Connor set up the MacDermot Clan Association in 1993, subsequent to publishing their late father's definitive history of the clan "MacDermot of Moylurg." Its stated aims " is to gather and conserve genealogical information, to foster links between McDermotts worldwide and to provide a connection with the ancestral lands in Ireland." Clan Gatherings, both in Ireland and abroad, the publication of a MacDermot journal, and the sale of clan merchandise to raise funds for clan activities, were the main results of Niall and Connor's work for the clan.
Niall MacDermott died on the 19 February 2003 and was succeeded as MacDermot by his son, Rory.