The actor Robbie Coltrane was born.
March 30, 1950
Craig-Collins Pact is signed in London. Irish Free State formally recognizes Northern Ireland government
March 30, 1922
Jack White, journalist and author, is born in Cork
March 30, 1920
An Irishman wins an Olympic gold medal for the first time, when John Pius Boland triumphs in tennis
March 30, 1896
Sean O'Casey, playwright, born in Dublin
March 30, 1880
A 1851 census shows the population of Ireland to be 6,552,385, it has declined by one-fifth since 1845
March 30, 1851