Earl of Desmond wife Margery FitzAnthony. The title Earl of Desmond was first created for Maurice FitzGerald, 4th Baron Desmond in approximately 1329. Over time, according to English sources, the FitzGerald family became highly assimilated to the local Irish culture. The final Earl of Desmond of this creation was Gerald FitzGerald, the 15th (or, by some counts, the 16th) Earl. The FitzGeralds and Fitzmaurices to had resisted the Reformation of King Henry VIII and, after the failure of the first and second Desmond Rebellions, the 15th Earl was defeated and killed by forces loyal to Queen Elizabeth I on 11 November 1583. His
The Earl of Aboyne (song) The Earl of Aboyne (song) The Earl of Aboyne, also known as "Peggy Irvine", is a folk song about an Earl of Aboyne who commits adultery – much to the dismay of his wife, the titular Peggy Irvine. The song is not based on any historic events, and consists of rather "confusing" events. "[T]hough the first Earl of Aboyne was married to an Irvine," says American folklorist Kenneth S. Goldstein, "this ballad is not based on an actual occurrence." The song has a Roud index number of 99. Additionally, it is Child ballad No. 235. The Earl of Aboyne visits