* Greaves, C. Desmond, The Life and Times of James Connolly

In 1578, to further the plans of exiled English and Irish Catholics such as Nicholas Sanders, William Allen, and James Fitzmaurice FitzGerald, Gregory outfitted adventurer Thomas Stukeley with a ship and an army of 800 men to land in Ireland to aid in the hope for overthrow of Elizabeth's rule through the Catholic leader and former leader of the first Desmond rebellion, Fitzmaurice.

James Butler later married Lady Joan Fitzgerald, daughter and heiress of James FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Desmond and Amy O ' Brien.

His godfather was James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond.

Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn ( 12 September 1914 – 19 December 1999 ) was a Welsh actor, famous for playing Q in 17 of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1999.

Among the notables who died either without a valid will or no will at all are Ross Alexander, Fatty Arbuckle, Anura Bandaranaike, Madhav Prasad Birla, Sonny Bono, George Brent, Lenny Bruce, Jacob A. Cantor, Kurt Cobain, Russ Columbo, Sam Cooke, James Dean, Sandy Dennis, John Denver, Divine, Duke Ellington, Cass Elliot, Chris Farley, Bobby Fischer, Redd Foxx, Mary Frann, James A. Garfield, Marvin Gaye, Ulysses S. Grant, Billie Holiday, Buddy Holly, Shemp Howard, Howard Hughes, Andrew Johnson, Florence Griffith-Joyner, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ernie Kovacs, Harry Langdon, Bruce Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Peter Lorre, Jayne Mansfield, Rocky Marciano, Karl Marx, Steve McNair, Sal Mineo, Carmen Miranda, Keith Moon, Rosa Parks, Pablo Picasso, Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin, Tupac Shakur, Don Simpson, Anna Nicole Smith, William Desmond Taylor, Sharon Tate, Tiny Tim, Ritchie Valens, Hervé Villechaize, Barry White, and Jimmy Witherspoon.

Frank Sinatra continued his legendary career, and was joined by Mario Lanza, Perry Como, Dean Martin ( Dino Crocetti ), Tony Bennett ( Benedetto ), Frankie Laine ( Francesco LoVecchio ), Vic Damone ( Vito Farinola ), Don Cornell ( Luigi Varlaro ), Bobby Darin ( Walden Cassotto ), Johnny Desmond ( Giovanni De Simone ), Bobby Rydell ( Ridarelli ), Julius La Rosa, Connie Francis ( Concetta Franconero ), Joanie James ( Giovanna Babbo ), Madonna and a host of others.

* Desmond Llewelyn, the James Bond actor (" Q "), lived in the town until his death in 1999.

The series depicts him as the grandson of Q ( James Bond's gadget inventor played by Desmond Llewelyn in most of the James Bond movies ).

* James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography: Adrian Desmond and James Moore, Darwin

During this tour of duty he assisted in the pursuit of the earl of Desmond and James Fitzedmund Fitzgerald, the seneschal of Imokilly, and in the final subjugation of Munster at the end of the rebellion.

Many soon-to-be-famous faces pop up, including: Lionel Jeffries (" Murder Ahoy " and " Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ", Leslie Philips, Jane Asher, Anne Reid ( Coronation Street and Dinnerladies ), Edward Mulhare ( The Ghost & Mrs. Muir and Knight Rider ), Patrick Troughton ( the Second Doctor ), Irene Handl, Desmond Llewelyn ( Q in the Bond films ), Sam Kydd, Sid James, Joan Sims and Bernard Bresslaw ( Carry On films ), Leo McKern ( Rumpole of the Bailey ), Alfie Bass ( The Army Game ), Sylvia Kay ( Just Good Friends ), Harry H. Corbett and Wilfrid Brambell ( Steptoe and Son ), Barbara Mullen ( Dr Finlay's Casebook ), Richard O ' Sullivan ( Man About the House ), Geoffrey Bayldon ( Catweazle ), Billie Whitelaw, Ronald Allen, Gordon Jackson.

Involvement which brought him into close contact with Éamon de Valera, Michael Collins, Patrick Pearse, Desmond FitzGerald, Eoin MacNeill, James Connolly and others.

If the earl had been capable of driving home his advantage, he might have successfully upset English power in country, as discontent had broken out in every part-and especially in the south, where James Fitzthomas Fitzgerald was asserting his claim to the earldom of Desmond.

In 1598 O ' Neill appointed James FitzThomas FitzGerald, the so-called Sugán Earl, as Earl of Desmond.

They escalated into the first of the Desmond rebellions, led by James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald.

At 8. 30 am, six Fenians who were working in work parties outside the prison walls, absconded-Thomas Darragh, Martin Hogan, Michael Harrington, Thomas Hassett, Robert Cranston and James Wilson – were met by Breslin and Desmond and picked up in carriages.

Meetings of the Apostles were not always so intimidating: Desmond MacCarthy gave an account of Hallam and Tennyson at one meeting lying on the ground in order to laugh less painfully, when James Spedding imitated the sun going behind a cloud and coming out again.

In addition to Styles, Flair began informally managing Beer Money, Inc. ( Robert Roode and James Storm ) and Desmond Wolfe as a loose heel alliance.

Afterwards, the returning Jeff Hardy saved Abyss and Hogan from a beatdown at the hands of Flair, Styles and Beer Money, Inc. At Lockdown Team Flair ( Sting, Desmond Wolfe, Robert Roode and James Storm ) was defeated by Team Hogan ( Abyss, Jeff Jarrett, Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam ) in a Lethal Lockdown match.

Styles to Arn Anderson, Kazarian to Barry Windham, Robert Roode and James Storm to Ole Anderson and Tully Blanchard and Desmond Wolfe to Lex Luger, while also stating that each of them would have to earn their spots in the group.

The most prominent Barbadian cricketers include George Challenor, Joel Garner, Gordon Greenidge, Wes Hall, Desmond Haynes, Conrad Hunte, Malcolm Marshall, Garry Sobers, Clyde Walcott, Everton Weekes and Frank Worrell.

* Desmond Ackner, Baron Ackner ( 1920 – 2006 ), British judge and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary

* July 23 – At the Battle of Callann, the Normans, under John FitzGerald, 1st Baron Desmond, are defeated by the Gaelic forces of Fínghin Mac Carthaigh, King of Desmond.

She was survived by her four sons ; Desmond Guinness ; Jonathan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne ; Alexander and Max Mosley.

Two actors from the Bond franchise were involved in the film: Desmond Llewelyn and Gert Frobe, who played the parts of scrap-dealer Coggins and Baron Bomberst, respectively.

* John FitzGerald, 1st Baron Desmond ( died 1261 )

Like the Knights of Kerry, the Knights of Glin descended from one of the younger or illegitimate sons of The 1st Baron Desmond and Honora ( daughter of Hugh O ' Connor, of Kerry ) thus Kings of Connacht.

John FitzGerald, 1st Baron Desmond, of Shanid, County Limerick, Lord of Connelloe and Decies, married ( first ) Margery, daughter and heir of Sir Thomas Fitz-Anthony, Lord of Decies and Desmond.

Desmond Henry Browne, Baron Browne of Ladyton ( born 22 March 1952 ) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Kilmarnock and Loudoun from 1997 to 2010.

George Feilding, second son of the first Earl of Denbigh, was created Baron Fielding, of Lecaghe in the County of Tipperary, and Viscount Callan, of Callan in the County of Kilkenny, in 1622, and was made Earl of Desmond in 1628.

However, in 1835 he was created Baron FitzGerald, of Desmond and of Clan Gibbon in the County of Cork, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, and was able to take a seat in the House of Lords.

Thomas's son, John FitzThomas FitzGerald, became the first Baron Desmond upon receiving, for his homage and service, a grant in 1259 of the lands of Decies and Desmond from Prince Edward of England.

The title Earl of Desmond was first created for Maurice FitzGerald, 4th Baron Desmond in approximately 1329.

A memorial at the site of the Battle of Callann, where John FitzGerald, 1st Baron Desmond | John FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Baron Desmond and his eldest son fell in 1261 while fighting against Fínghin Mac Carthaigh, King of Desmond.

Dominican Priory of North Abbey, Youghal, founded in 1268 by Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Baron Desmond | Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 2nd Baron Desmond

During he campaign, he was also defeated for the PC nomination in Leeds riding by Desmond Code, who was the sitting MP for neighbouring Lanark riding.

A public inquiry into the incident was conducted by Mr. Desmond Fennell, QC, assisted by a panel of four expert advisers.

Desmond Browne, QC, for Mr Pilger and Central Television, said his clients had not intended to allege the two men trained the Khmer Rouge to lay mines, but they accepted that was how the program had been understood.

In March 2010 Berezovsky, represented by Desmond Browne QC, won a libel case and was awarded £ 150, 000 damages by the UK High Court over allegations that he had been behind the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.

Desmond Boal QC and Seán MacBride SC were requested and accepted to represent the loyalist and republican positions.

* Desmond Boal QC, Leading Northern Ireland Barrister and former Stormont MP resides in Holywood

This is despite recommendations made by Mr. Desmond Fennell QC after inquiry into the Kings Cross Underground fire in 1987.

She was married for several years to Sir Desmond de Silva QC, KStJ ( b. 13 December 1939 Sri Lanka ), has a daughter and works in public relations.

" Desmond Browne, QC, for McKenna, said that ' any perceived lack of academic rigour at La Salle ' did not prove that his client was dishonest.