June 29

John Davie Burgess, King of the Highland Pipers, died at age 71.

John Burgess died on June 29, 2005 at the age of 71.

Joss Lynam, mountaineer, is born in London

Dáil Éireann issues a resolution endeavoring to stem land-grabbing

In response to growing Anglo-Irish anxiety over their place in a future independent Ireland, Dáil Éireann issues a resolution condemning land-grabbing and urging the public to focus instead on expelling the foreign invader.

Roger Casement is convicted of treason and sentenced to death

Jeremiah ODonovan Rossna, Fenian leader, dies in the U.S.

A gunfight takes place between Young Ireland Rebels and police at Widow McCormacks house in Ballingarry, Tipperary

The Dublin Society becomes the Royal Dublin Society

Robert Jocelyn, a leader of the Orange Order, is alleged to have led an attack on Catholic homes in Dundalk.

Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden, a prominent Unionist politician and leader in the Orange Order, was allegedly involved in leading an attack on Catholic homes in Dundalk, County Louth. This event, rooted in the deeply sectarian tensions of 19th-century Ireland, caused public outrage and political repercussions.

Robert Williams, Celtic scholar from Wales, author of Dictionary of the Ancient Celtic Language of Cornwall - born

Birth of Edward Newell, United Irishman and informer, in Downpatrick, Co. Down