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Aircraft carrier HMS Dasher blew up and sank off the island of Arran, loss of 350 crew
Aircraft carrier HMS Dasher blew up and sank off the island of Arran, loss of 350 crew HMS Dasher (D37) was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, of the Avenger class, converted merchant vessels, and one of the shortest-lived escort carriers. She served in the Second World War and sank on 27 March 1943. …

Mary MacSwiney, Maire Nic Shuibhne, Irish patriot, is born
Mary MacSwiney, Maire Nic Shuibhne, Irish patriot, is born Mary MacSwiney (pronounced ‘MacSweeney’; Irish: Máire Nic Shuibhne; 27 March 1872 – 8 March 1942) was an Irish republican activist and politician, as well as a teacher. …

James MacNeill, Governor-General of the Irish Free State, is born in Glenarm, Co. Antrim
James MacNeill, Governor-General of the Irish Free State, is born in Glenarm, Co. Antrim James McNeill (27 March 1869 – 12 December 1938) was an Irish colonial administrator, politician, and diplomat, who served as first High Commissioner to London and second Governor-General of the Irish Free State. …

John Ballance, Prime Minister of New Zealand, born in Glenavy, Co. Antrim
John Ballance, Prime Minister of New Zealand, born in Glenavy, Co. Antrim John Ballance (27 March 1839 – 27 April 1893) was an Irish-born New Zealand politician who was the 14th premier of New Zealand, from January 1891 to April 1893, the founder of the Liberal Party (the country’s first organised political party), and a Georgist. …

First publication of The Vicar Of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith
First publication of The Vicar Of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith The Vicar of Wakefield, subtitled A Tale, Supposed to be written by Himself, is a novel by Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774). It was written from 1761 to 1762 and published in 1766. It was one of the most popular and widely read 18th-century novels among Victorians. …

The first number of Faulkners Dublin Journal is published
The first number of Faulkners Dublin Journal is published George Faulkner (c. 1703 – 30 August 1775) was one of the most important Irish publishers and booksellers. He forged a publishing relationship with Jonathan Swift and parlayed that fame into an extensive trade. He was also deeply involved with the argument over copyright infringement and piracy, both creating and fighting “Irish editions”. …

Kilkenny surrenders to Cromwell
Kilkenny surrenders to Cromwell The siege of Kilkenny was the isolation and capture of the fortified capital of the Irish Confederates by the New Model Army of the English Parliamentarians in March 1650 during the conquest of Ireland by Oliver Cromwell. …

Charles 1 becomes king of England, Scotland and Ireland
Charles 1 becomes king of England, Scotland and Ireland Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. …

Robert Devereux becomes Lieutenant-General of Ireland
Robert Devereux becomes Lieutenant-General of Ireland Robert Devereux, the 2nd Earl of Essex, was appointed Lieutenant-General of Ireland by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1599. This appointment was part of Elizabeth’s strategy to suppress the ongoing rebellion in Ireland, known as the Nine Years’ War (1594–1603), led by Hugh O’Neill, the Earl of Tyrone. Devereux’s mission in Ireland was to crush the rebellion and restore English control over the island. …

King Robert II crowned at Scone
King Robert II crowned at Scone Robert II (2 March 1316 – 19 April 1390) was King of Scots from 1371 to his death in 1390. The son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, and Marjorie, daughter of King Robert the Bruce, he was the first monarch of the House of Stewart. Upon the death of his uncle David II, Robert succeeded to the throne. …