Today on Celtic History on

March 30th

Thu 30 Mar 1950

The actor Robbie Coltrane was born.

Thu 30 Mar 1922

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

Tue 30 Mar 1920

Jack White, journalist and author, is born in Cork

Mon 30 Mar 1896

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

Tue 30 Mar 1880

Sean O'Casey, playwright, born in Dublin

Sun 30 Mar 1851

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

Sat 30 Mar 1850

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

Tue 30 Mar 1824

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

Fri 30 Mar 1798

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

Sun 30 Mar 1603

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

Thu 30 Mar 1493

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

Sun 30 Mar 1406

King James I captured by English near Flamborough Head on his way to France