Irish Free State

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The Irish Free State was a self-governing dominion of the British Commonwealth established in 1922 that marked Ireland’s transition from British rule toward full independence as the modern Republic of Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British dominion
former sovereign state
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Celtic Sea
Irish Sea
Northern Ireland
capital Dublin
constitution Constitution of the Irish Free State
continent Europe
country Ireland
createdBy Anglo-Irish Treaty
currency Irish Free State pound
Irish Free State pound
surface form: Saorstát pound
endDate 1937-12-29
establishedAsResultOf Irish War of Independence
excludedTerritory Northern Ireland
flag tricolour of green, white and orange
followedBy Ireland
Ireland
surface form: Republic of Ireland
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
headOfGovernment W. T. Cosgrave
Éamon de Valera
headOfGovernmentTitle President of the Executive Council
headOfState Edward VIII
George V
George VI
headOfStateTitle King
implementedBy Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936
legalSystem common law
legislature Oireachtas
locatedIn British Isles
lowerHouse Dáil Éireann
memberOf Commonwealth of Nations
militaryForce National Army of the Irish Free State
surface form: National Army (Irish Free State)
nationality Irish
nationalParliamentMetAt Leinster House, Dublin
surface form: Leinster House
officialLanguage English
Irish
partiallyIncludes 26 counties of Ireland
partOf Commonwealth of Nations
surface form: British Commonwealth
precededBy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
replacedByConstitution Constitution of the Irish Free State
surface form: Constitution of Ireland 1937
shortNameInEnglish Irish Free State self-link
shortNameInIrish Irish Free State self-linksurface differs
surface form: Saorstát Éireann
signed Statute of Westminster 1931
startDate 1922-12-06
status self-governing dominion
upperHouse Seanad Éireann
usedLegalInstrument Royal Irish Constabulary (disbanded) replacement Garda Síochána
wasBelligerentIn Irish Civil War

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Sterling area keyMember Irish Free State
Constitution of Ireland predecessorState Irish Free State
Southern Ireland succeededBy Irish Free State
Richard Mulcahy wasInOfficeDuring Irish Free State
Ernest Walton citizenship Irish Free State
Ardnacrusha power station locatedIn Irish Free State
Imperial Conference of 1923 attendee Irish Free State
Free State Seanad country Irish Free State
Free State Seanad appliesToJurisdiction Irish Free State
Cumann na nGaedheal operatedIn Irish Free State
Cumann na nGaedheal governed Irish Free State
National Centre Party region Irish Free State
Liam Cosgrave birthPlace Irish Free State
King George VI (indirectly through Lionel Logue) alsoRuled Irish Free State
subject surface form: King George VI
this entity surface form: Irish Free State (until 1949)
Irish Air Corps foundedBy Irish Free State
Irish people ancestralRegion Irish Free State
Provisional Government of Ireland appliesToJurisdiction Irish Free State
this entity surface form: Irish Free State (in formation)
Provisional Government of Ireland countryAdministered Irish Free State
this entity surface form: Irish Free State (in transition)
Limerick fighting (1922) hasBelligerent Irish Free State
Free State forces country Irish Free State
National Army country Irish Free State
subject surface form: National Army (Irish Free State)
National Army countryDuringService Irish Free State
subject surface form: National Army (Irish Free State)
pro-Treaty IRA supported Irish Free State
pro-Treaty IRA allegiance Irish Free State
pro-Treaty IRA areaOfOperations Irish Free State
this entity surface form: Irish Free State territory
Mayo campaign (Irish Civil War) side1 Irish Free State
National Corporate Party region Irish Free State
Blueshirts region Irish Free State
Battle of Dublin location Irish Free State
Liam Mellows countryOfDeath Irish Free State
Irish Free State police forces country Irish Free State
Irish Free State Oireachtas country Irish Free State
Irish Free State Oireachtas jurisdiction Irish Free State
Battle of Cork (1922) country Irish Free State
Paddy Daly allegiance Irish Free State
Spike Island controlledBy Irish Free State
Irregulars opposed Irish Free State