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A charter incorporates Derry as the city of Londonderry and creates the new county of Londonderry

March 29, 1613

Derry is an ancient settlement. Its name is believed to be derived from the Gaelic word doire meaning a grove of oak trees.

The actor Robbie Coltrane was born.

March 30, 1950

Anthony Robert McMillan OBE (30 March 1950 – 14 October 2022), known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor and comedian.

Craig-Collins Pact is signed in London. Irish Free State formally recognizes Northern Ireland government

March 30, 1922

The prime minister of Northern Ireland, Sir James Craig, and the provisional prime minister of Southern Ireland, Michael Collins, met in London to agree terms to end the violence engulfing the North.

Jack White, journalist and author, is born in Cork

March 30, 1920

White, William John (‘Jack’) (1920–80), broadcaster, editor, journalist, and novelist, was born 30 March 1920 in Cork, second child of William Luke White, accountant, and Mary White (née Tyler).

An Irishman wins an Olympic gold medal for the first time, when John Pius Boland triumphs in tennis

March 30, 1896

John Mary Pius Boland (16 September 1870 – 17 March 1958) was an Irish Nationalist politician, and Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland …

Sean O'Casey, playwright, born in Dublin

March 30, 1880

Seán O’Casey born John Casey; 30 March 1880 – 18 September 1964) was an Irish dramatist and memoirist.

A 1851 census shows the population of Ireland to be 6,552,385, it has declined by one-fifth since 1845

March 30, 1851

The census records show that a significant number of the population in Ireland was reduced from 8,414,836 in 1841 to 5,344,293 in 1851.

The SS Royal Adelaide sinks in a storm with the loss of 200 lives

March 30, 1850

RMS Royal Adelaide was a paddle steamship owned and operated by the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company.

Thomas Devin Reilly, journalist and editor, is born in Co. Monaghan

March 30, 1824

Thomas Devin Reilly (30 March 1824 – 5 March 1854) was an Irish revolutionary, Young Irelander and journalist.

Privy Council proclaims Ireland in state of rebellion and imposes martial law

March 30, 1798

The Irish Rebellion of 1798 was a popular insurrection against the British Crown in what was then the separate, but subordinate, Kingdom of Ireland.

Hugh O'Neill, the Earl of Tyrone, submits to Lord Mountjoy at Mellifont

March 30, 1603

Hugh O’Neill (c. 1550 – 20 July 1616) was an Irish Gaelic lord, Earl of Tyrone (known as the Great Earl) and was later created The Ó Néill Mór, Chief of the Name.

Kildare, who has been suspected of supporting Perkin Warbeck, is given a general pardon

March 30, 1493

Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare KG (born c. 1456 – c.

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