Pearse and Connolly agree to ceasefire after being forced out of the Dublin GPO by artillery fire

April 29, 1912

The Easter Rising (Irish: Éirí Amach na Cásca) was a rebellion staged in Ireland against British rule on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916. Despite its military …

Conal O'Riordan, writer and theatre manager, is born in Dublin

April 29, 1874

Conal Holmes O’Connell O’Riordan, who also wrote under the pseudonym Norreys Connell, was an Irish dramatist and novelist born on April 29, 1874, …

Paul Cullen, prelate, is born in Prospect, Co. Kildare

April 29, 1803

Paul Cardinal Cullen (29 April 1803 – 24 October 1878) was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and previously of Armagh, and the first Irish cardinal. His …

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, soldier and statesman, is born in Dublin

April 29, 1769

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (né Wesley; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, soldier, …

Wide Streets Commission for Dublin is appointed by the Irish Parliament

April 29, 1758

The Wide Streets Commission (officially the Commissioners for making Wide and Convenient Ways, Streets and Passages) was established by an Act of Parliament in …

The first stone of the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham is laid by the Duke of Ormonde

April 29, 1680

The Royal Hospital Kilmainham (Irish: Ospidéal Ríochta Chill Mhaighneann) in Kilmainham, Dublin, is a former 17th-century hospital at Kilmainham in Ireland. The …

James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde and an ancestor of Princess Diana, born

April 29, 1665

James FitzJames Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, KG (1665–1745) was an Irish statesman and soldier. He was the third of the Kilcash branch of the family to inherit …

John Whally, necromancer and charlatan, born

April 29, 1653