MacDermot Journal

The Autumn 1996 issue of "MacDermot" is now available and has been mailed to all existing members.
The Spring 1997 issue will be available shortly.

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The current issue includes the following contents:

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• p.1 Introduction by Niall MacDermot, Prince of Coolavin
• p.3 MacDermot Clan Gathering 1996 a review by Madam MacDermot a few personal recollections of a weekend spent together with family and friends
• p.9 A Sermon by Rev. Robin McDermott given in Boyle Abbey, during the MacDermot Clan Gathering 1996
• p.11 Memorial to Niall MacDermot, OBE,CBE,Q.C. "Global Advocate of Freedom" Niall MacDermot, who died earlier this year, was a world renowned champion of human rights working for many years as Secretary General of the International Commission of Jurists. This tribute was written by his colleague William J. Butler.
• p.15 Famine Letters from Coolavin written by Julia MacDermot, Boyle, to her brother Edward MD. In Bath, Somerset, England
• p. 25 The life of Ted McDermott, an ordinary "bloke" submitted by Fr. Dermid McDermott, NSW, Australia.
• p.28 Holding onto the Faith an interview with the late Sir Dermot MacDermot, Prince of Coolavin, from The Irish Times, 24/09/1981 by Renagh Holohan.
• p.35 Coolavin Seventy years ago recollections of Brian and Ruth MacDermot of childhood at Coolavin, Co. Sligo, Ireland.

The Journal also contains a full listing (10/96) of MacDermot Clan Association members, as well as a list of those who attended the MacDermot Clan Gathering 1996, in Boyle, Co. Roscommon.

Important Note: Much of the material which is submitted to the twice yearly journal is from our own family archives. Whilst this material is hopefully of interest to members it will not last forever. Members are greatly encouraged to submit their own material for inclusion in the next issue which will come out in the spring of 1997. Subject matter is at your own discretion.
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