Niall MacDermott was the eldest of 10 children born in the Glenties around 1891. He died in Nazareth House Old Peoples Home in January 1965. Younger siblings include Annie, Mary, Bridget, Paul and Padder (?spelling). In 1934 he fathered a child who he baptised Maureen Anne Bridget MacDermott. She was then placed in the care of the Nazareth House nuns in Belfast for approximatlty 15 years.