Irish Free State facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Irish Free State
Saorstát Eireann
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| 1922–1937 | |||||||||||
Location of the Irish Free State
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| Capital | Dublin | ||||||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||||||
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• 1922-1936
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George V | ||||||||||
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• 1936
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Edward VIII | ||||||||||
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• 1936-1937
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George VI | ||||||||||
| Governor General | |||||||||||
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• 1922-1927
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Timothy Michael Healy | ||||||||||
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• 1927-1932
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James McNeill | ||||||||||
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• 1932-1936
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Domhnall na Buachalla | ||||||||||
| President of the Executive Council | |||||||||||
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• 1922-1932
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W.T. Cosgrave | ||||||||||
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• 1932-1937
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Éamon de Valera | ||||||||||
| Legislature | Oireachtas | ||||||||||
| Seanad Éireann | |||||||||||
| Dáil Éireann | |||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
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• Anglo-Irish Treaty
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6 December 1921 | ||||||||||
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• Constitution of the Irish Free State Act
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6 December 1922 1922 | ||||||||||
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• Bunreacht na hÉireann
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29 December 1937 1937 | ||||||||||
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The Irish Free State (Irish: Saorstát Éireann) was the name of Ireland from 1922 to 1937. It was a new country that took the place of both the Irish Republic and Southern Ireland. This period was an important step in Ireland becoming fully independent.
Government and Leaders
The government of the Irish Free State was called the Executive Council. The person in charge was known as the President of the Executive Council, not a Prime Minister.
Until 1927, a Governor General represented the King of the United Kingdom in Ireland. After some disagreements between the governments in London and Dublin, it was decided that the Governor General would represent the King of Ireland. This was still the same person as the King of the United Kingdom.
This change meant that the King and the Governor General would listen to advice from the Irish government about what to do in Ireland. It stopped the British government from having any control over Irish matters.
End of the Free State
The constitution of 1937 changed the country's name to the Irish language Irish: Éire, or English: Ireland. The King remained the head of state until 1948.
| Preceded by Irish Republic 1919 - 1922 |
Irish Free State 1922 – 1937 |
Éire 1922 - date |
| Preceded by Southern Ireland 1921-1922 |
Images for kids
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A symbol most often associated with the new state's postal system
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Funeral procession of Michael Collins, Dublin, 1922
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Irish Free State passport (holder's name removed)
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Overprinted stamp
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Poster promoting Irish Free State farm goods for breakfast to Canadians ("Irish Free State butter, eggs and bacon for our breakfasts")
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See also
In Spanish: Estado Libre Irlandés para niños
