First found in Galway, where they held a family seat as hereditary Judges to the O'Connor's and O'Loghlins. Irish history was greatly influenced by the Norman invasion of 1172, and thereafter, the surnames of Irish Gaelic clanns and septs and many of the Norman families became almost indistinguishable. This family name was found later in Cavan and WestMeath and became a widely scattered name.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Murtagh Dermody, who was sent to America in 1742; Peter Dermody, who was on record in Montreal in 1824; James Dermody, who was on record in New York city in 1841.

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