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The Irish Free State (6 December 1922 – 29 December 1937), also known by its Irish name Saorstát Éireann ( English: / ˌsɛərstɑːt ˈɛərən / SAIR-staht AIR-ən, [ 4] Irish: [ˈsˠiːɾˠsˠt̪ˠaːt̪ˠ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ] ), was a state established in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921. The treaty ended the ...
Other legislation. Repealed by. Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 [UK] Statute Law Revision Act 2007 [RoI] Status: Repealed. The Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ( 12 & 13 Geo. 5. c. 4) was an Act of the British Parliament passed on 31 March 1922. It gave the force of law to the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which was scheduled to the Act.
An Anti-Treaty IRA unit in Old Parish, County Waterford, c. 1922. The Irish Republican Army ( IRA) of 1922–1969 was a sub-group of the original pre-1922 Irish Republican Army, characterised by its opposition to the Anglo-Irish Treaty. It existed in various forms until 1969, when the IRA split again into the Provisional IRA and Official IRA .
Unless denounced, treaties ratified by the Irish Free State remain in force for Ireland. Pages in category "Treaties of the Irish Free State" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
As enacted, the Constitution of the Irish Free State was firmly shaped by the requirements of the Anglo-Irish Treaty that had been negotiated between the British government and Irish leaders in 1921. However, following a change of government in 1932 and the adoption of the Statute of Westminster a series of amendments progressively removed many ...
National Army. The National Army, sometimes unofficially referred to as the Free State army or the Regulars, was the army of the Irish Free State from January 1922 until October 1924. Its role in this period was defined by its service in the Irish Civil War, in defence of the institutions established by the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
The Oath was included in Article 17 of the Irish Free State's 1922 Constitution.It read: I (name) do solemnly swear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the Irish Free State as by law established, and that I will be faithful to H.M. King George V, his heirs and successors by law in virtue of the common citizenship of Ireland with Great Britain and her adherence to and membership of ...
The Third Dáil was elected under the terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty as a constituent assembly to approve the Free State constitution and pave the way for the creation of the new state. However, once the Constitution of the Irish Free State was in effect the Third Dáil served as the lower house of a new parliament, called the Oireachtas ...