TODAY IN HISTORY June 9 597 - Death of St. Colomcille 1641 - Patrick Darcy, a prominent constitutional lawyer, argues that the Irish parliament possesses independent authority 1657 - The Settlement Act for the Assuming, Confirming and Settling of Lands and Estates in Ireland is passed 1798 - Rebels attack Arklow. They are defeated with heavy losses; in Co. Down, Rebels take Saintfield and repulse a Government attack. Garrison abandons Newtownards, which is occupied by the rebels; unsuccessful attack on Portaferry 1888 - Basil Stanley Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough; unionist politician and Northern Ireland prime minister from 1943-63, is born in Colebrook, Co. Fermanagh 1953 - Cinema owners in Dublin unanimously decide not to show the film of Queen Elizabeths coronation in London. There are real fears that any such screening would lead to widespread damage to the cinemas 1998 - Plans by supermarket chains to build shopping centres on the outskirts of towns are thrown into doubt, following the decision of Environment Minister Noel Dempsey to impose strict size restrictions 2001 - Cetacean experts head for Cork harbour after the arrival of three stocky killer whales in the estuary. The black Orcas with distinctive white markings create a huge stir in the Cobh area where the promenade is lined with people from early afternoon until near darkness as the whales circled the waters 2001 - Bord Fáilte director Maurice ODonoghue, a pioneering figure in Irish tourism, dies after collapsing at Macroom Golf Club 2003 - Readers of the best-selling international guide to romantic hotels, Room for Romance, give their number one vote to the Stephen’s Green luxury hideaway, Brownes Townhouse 2003 - A huge amount of equipment needed for the visiting special Olympians starts rolling out of the state’s prisons as the final countdown to the tournament begins. Inmates and officers in four prisons have been working for nearly two years to produce a range of equipment, from 75,000 opening ceremony flags to power-lifting platforms 2004 - The replica famine ship Jeanie Johnston begins a four-month voyage around Ireland. In the liturgical calendar, today is the feast day of St Columcille, one of the spiritual giants of the early Christian church, and one of Ireland’s three patron saints. Born in Donegal, he founded the city of Derry — it was originally called Doiré Colmcille — and went on to establish many monasteries including Iona, the centre from which Scotland was converted to Christianity.
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