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	Irish Free State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Irish Free State (Irish language:, Saorstát Éireann) was (1922-1937) the name of the state comprising the 26 of Ireland's 32 counties which were separated from the United Kingdom under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish Treaty) signed by British and Irish Republic representatives in London on December 6, 1921.
		The Treaty provided for an all-Ireland thirty-two county state, subject to the proviso that the six Northern Ireland counties, which had their own government under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, could formally opt out of the Free State, which they duly did.
		A tiny minority of Irish people, usually attached to small parties like Sinn Féin and Republican Sinn Féin, denied the right of the twenty-six county state to use the name 'republic', continually referring to the twenty-six county state as the 'Free State', its citizens 'Free Staters' and its government the "Free State" or "Dublin" Government.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/i/ir/irish_free_state.html (2113 words)

	Constitution of the Irish Free State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Constitution of the Irish Free State was the constitution of the independent Irish state established in December 1922.
		It was enacted with the adoption of the Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann) Act, 1922, to which it was appended as a schedule, and was also known simply as the 1922 Constitution.
		The constitution was drafted by a committee under the nominal chairmanship of Michael Collins that also included James McNeill, who became the second Governor-General of the Irish Free State.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Constitution_of_the_Irish_Free_State (784 words)

	CONSTITUTION OF THE IRISH FREE STATE (SAORSTÁT EIREANN) ACT, 1922
		Each University in the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann), which was in existence at the date of the coming into operation of this Constitution, shall be entitled to elect three representatives to Dáil Eireann upon a franchise and in a manner to be prescribed by law.
		The Executive Authority of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) is hereby declared to be vested in the King, and shall be exercisable, in accordance with the law, practice and constitutional usage governing the exercise of the Executive Authority in the case of the Dominion of Canada, by the Representative of the Crown.
		All revenues of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) from whatever source arising, shall, subject to such exception as may be provided by law, form one fund, and shall be appropriated for the purposes of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) in the manner and subject to the charges and liabilities imposed by law.
	www.irishstatutebook.ie /ZZA1Y1922.html (4764 words)

	CONSTITUTION OF THE IRISH FREE STATE FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Constitution of the Irish_Free_State was the constitution of the independent Irish state established in December 1922.
		The Constitution was shaped by the requirements of the Anglo-Irish_Treaty, signed between representatives of the British_Government and the Irish_Republic in December 1922.
		According to British constitutional theory, the constitution had been drafted by a committee under the chairmanship of the President of the Provisional Government, Michael Collins who was a Crown-appointed prime minister chosen by the House_of_Commons_of_Southern_Ireland, which in turn had been elected under the British Government_of_Ireland_Act_1920, and which had approved the Treaty in January 1922.
	www.bellabuds.com /Constitution_of_the_Irish_Free_State (739 words)

	IRISH FREE STATE FACTS AND INFORMATION
		The Irish Free State (Irish: ''SaorstÃ¡t Ãireann'') was (1922–1937) the name of the state comprising the 26 of Ireland's 32 counties which were separated from the United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish_Treaty) signed by British and Irish Republic representatives in London on December_6, 1921.
		(The Irish Seal consisted of a picture of 'King George V of Ireland' enthroned on one side, with the Irish state Harp and the words ''SaorstÃ¡t Ãireann'' (Irish for Irish Free State) on the reverse.
		A tiny minority of Irish people, usually attached to small parties like Sinn_FÃ©in and Republican_Sinn_FÃ©in, denied the right of the twenty-six county state to use the name 'republic', referring to the twenty-six county state as the 'Free State', its citizens 'Free Staters' and its government the "Free State" or "Dublin" Government.
	www.dontpayyourtaxes.com /Irish_Free_State (2152 words)

	Irish Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Irish Parliament was subject to an Irish executive, presided over by the English/British selected Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (previously called the 'Lord Deputy'), which was ultimately answerable not to it but to the English/British Government in London.
		Dáil Éireann was governed by a temporary constitution, called the Dáil Constitution, which created a prime minister called the President of Dáil Éireann (also known as Príomh Áire) and a ministry called the Áireacht.
		In 1924, the new Free State under Cosgrave bought Leinster House as a temporary seat of parliament, pending the erection or conversion of an alternative.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/i/ir/irish_parliament.html (768 words)

	Irish Free State Constitution: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Irish Free State Constitution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Irish Free State Constitution (full name: Irish Free State (Constitution) Act, 1922 but also known simply as the 1922 Constitution) was the Constitution of the Irish Free State created in December 1922.
		It was drafted by a committee under the nominal chairmanship of Michael Collins that also included James McNeill, who became the second Governor-General of the Irish Free State.
		It was enacted by the 'King-in-Parliament', that is, passed as an Act by the British House of Commons and House of Lords, before receiving the Royal Assent.
	www.encyclopedian.com /19/1922-Constitution.html (708 words)

	Republic of Ireland - Gurupedia
		The new Free State was in theory to cover the entire island, subject to the proviso that Northern Ireland (which had been created as a separate entity under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 could opt out and choose to remain part of the United Kingdom, which it duly did.
		Irish governments have sought the peaceful unification of Ireland and have cooperated with Britain against the violent conflict between paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles.
		To the east is found the Irish Sea which reconnects to the ocean via the southwest with St. George's Channel and the Celtic Sea.
	www.gurupedia.com /r/re/republic_of_ireland.htm (1971 words)

	Irish Free State Information - TextSheet.com
		The Irish Free State (in Irish, Saorstát Éireann) was (1922-1937) the name of the state comprising the 26 of Ireland's 32 counties which were separated from the United Kingdom under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish Treaty) signed by British and Irish Republic representatives in London on December 6, 1921.
		The unprecedented abandonment of the use of the British Greal Seal of the Realm and its replacement by the Great Seal of the Irish Free State, which the King awarded to his Irish Kingdom as King of Ireland, again in 1931.
		His constitution, reflecting the 1930s preoccupation with faith and fatherland, in Articles 2 challenged in theory the partition of Ireland under the Government of Ireland Act, while in Article 3, accepted the reality of partition.
	www.medbuster.com /encyclopedia/i/ir/irish_free_state.html (2126 words)

	Oath_of_Allegiance_(Ireland) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Irish Oath of Allegiance was a controversial provision in the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, which Irish TDs (members of the Irish parliament) and Senators were required to take, in order to take their seats in Dáil Éireann (The Chamber of Deputies) and Seanad Éireann (the Irish Senate).
		The Oath had to be taken in front of the Governor-General of the Irish Free State or some other person authorised by him.
		In power from 1932, de Valera amended the Free State's constitution firstly to allow him to introduce any constitutional amendments irrespective of whether they clashed with the Anglo-Irish Treaty, then amended the constitution to remove Article 17 of the constitution which required the taking of the Oath.
	www.usedaudiparts.com /search.php?title=Oath_of_Allegiance_(Ireland) (466 words)

	Irish Free State biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		But, crucially, it was the republicans who led opposition to the idea of compulsory military service for Irish men in the conscription crisis of early 1918.
		The governmental and constitutional structures of the Irish Free State
		The Oath became a key issue in the resulting Irish Civil War that divided the pro- and anti-treaty sides in 1922–23.
	irish-free-state.biography.ms (2057 words)

	James McNeill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		He served as a member of the committee under Michael Collins, the chairman of the Provisional Government, that drafted the Irish Free State Constitution.
		He was subsequently appointed as Irish High Commissioner (ambassador) to the Court of St. James's (the United Kingdom.) When the first governor-general, Timothy Michael Healy retired in December 1927, James McNeill was proposed as his replacement by the Irish government of W.T. Cosgrave and duly appointed by King George V as King of Ireland.
		In office, McNeill clashed with the King's Private Secretary when he insisted on following the constitutional advice of his Irish ministers, rather than the Palace, in procedures relating to the receipt of Letters of Credence accediting ambassadors to the King in Ireland.
	www.hackettstown.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/James_McNeill (478 words)

	Ireland - becoming a free state
		Irish liberation from British rule was achieved as the result of a struggle extending over several centuries and marked by numerous rebellions.
		The boundary between the Free State and Northern Ireland was established in December 1925.
		The new constitution, which abolished the Irish Free State and established Éire as a 'Sovereign independent democratic state,' was approved by the voters in a plebiscite conducted simultaneously with the election.
	www.iol.ie /~dluby/history.htm (2932 words)

	TEI header for The Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) Act, 1922 and Public General Acts ...
		TEI header for The Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) Act, 1922 and Public General Acts passed by Oireachtas of Saorstát Eireann during the year 1922.
		Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann) Act, 1922, Embodying the Constitution as Amended by Subsequent Enactments Presented to Dáil Éireann by the Ceann Comhairle.
		The birth of the Irish Free State, 1921-1923.
	www.ucc.ie /celt/published/E900003-004/header.html (601 words)

	Governor-General of the Irish Free State
		Under the 1922 Constitution drafted by Michael Collins, the Governor-General of the Irish Free State was the Representative of the Crown in the Irish Free State.
		The office was abolished by two enactments, the Constitution (Amendment No.27) Act, 1936 and the Executive Powers (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1937 passed by Oireachtas Éireann in 1936 and 1937 respectively.
		Note: The Governor-General was NOT a head of state, merely the representative of one, but is described here as RESIDENT head of state because he fulfilled the functions of head of state in the Irish context.
	www.fastload.org /go/Governor-General_of_the_Irish_Free_State.html (228 words)

	The Irish State - Constitution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The basic law of the State is the Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann) adopted by referendum in 1937.
		It is the successor to the Constitution of Dáil Éireann (1919) and the Constitution of the Irish Free State (1922).
		Education: the State recognises the primacy of the family in the education of children and undertakes to provide for free primary education and to supplement and aid private educational initiative with due regard to the rights of parents.
	www.ireland-information.com /reference/constiti.html (453 words)

	Exhibition of the records of the Office of the Secretary to the President
		The office of President of Ireland was established under the Constitution of 1937 with articles 12 to 14 detailing the powers of the office of President.
		He did not declare a republic outright because of the aspiration towards Irish unity and because of the delicacy of Anglo-Irish relations in the 1930s, but all the institutions of a republic were evident.
		As a non-executive head of state, the President does not participate in the day-to-day running of government and may not be a member of either House of the Oireachtas.
	www.nationalarchives.ie /topics/PRES/commentary.htm (372 words)

	The Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) Act, 1922 and Public General Acts passed by ...
		All citizens of the Irish Free State without distinction of sex, who have reached the age of twenty-one years and who comply with the provisions of the prevailing electoral laws, shall have the right to vote for members of Dáil Eireann, and to take part in the Referendum and Initiative.
		Each University in the Irish Free State which was in existence at the date of the coming into operation of this Constitution, shall be entitled to elect three representatives to Dáil Eireann upon a franchise and in a manner to be prescribed by law.
		The Irish Free State shall assume liability for the service of the Public Debt of the United Kingdom as existing at the date hereof and towards the payment of war pensions as existing at that date in such proportion as may be fair and
	www.ucc.ie /celt/published/E900003-004/text002.html (8086 words)

	IRISH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT SINCE 1919 FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The head_of_government, or prime minister, of the modern Republic_of_Ireland is known as the 'Taoiseach' and heads a cabinet called the Government.
		However, since 1919, heads of government in the southern state have bourne a number of titles.
		There also briefly existed, immediately before the creation of the Irish Free State, an interim office of Chairman of the Provisional Government.
	www.bellabuds.com /Irish_heads_of_government_since_1919 (351 words)

	Martin Glynn - Father of the Irish Free State
		It was not until 1927 that his party consented to sign the oath of allegiance "as an empty political formula" and assumed their seats in the legislature.
		This lead, in 1937, to the enactment of a new constitution which abolished the Irish Free State and established the new "sovereign state" of Éire.
		It was not until 1948 that the Irish legislature enacted the Republic of Ireland Bill, creating -- effective April 18, 1949 -- the Republic of Ireland, formally free of allegiance to the crown or commonwealth of Great Britain.
	www.valatielibrary.org /irish-eire.htm (348 words)

	Michael Collins Commander-in-Chief, Irish Free State Army - Images of Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In September of that year, de Valera was elected President of the Irish Republic and he offered to negotiate as representative of a sovereign state.
		He drafted a new constitution which he hoped would be acceptable to the Republicans.
		There have been many famous Irish patriots before him, and a few since, but none conjures up as much emotion and mystery as the man who, in a span of six short years, brought a country from bondage to a position where she could win her freedom.
	www.imagesofireland.net /michaelcollins.html (2260 words)

	VETERINARY SURGEONS ACT, 1931 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		the expression "the Irish Free State Veterinary Council" means such council as may hereafter be established by legislation of the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State for the purpose of registering and controlling veterinary surgeons in the Irish Free State;
		(7) Every Irish Free State representative shall, if otherwise qualified, be eligible for election at or before the expiration of his term of office to become and be an Irish Free State representative at such expiration.
		The power of removing from the Irish Free State veterinary register the name of any person whose conduct becomes the subject of an investigation by such committee as aforesaid shall be exerciseable by the Irish Free State Council under the provisions in that behalf of the legislation to be passed by the Oireachtas.
	www.irishstatutebook.ie /gen171931a.html (437 words)

	SingaporeMoms - Parenting Encyclopedia - Irish Free State
		2 The governmental and constitutional structures of the Irish Free State
		In January 1919, Sinn Féin MPs (or TDs as they became known, from the Irish Teachta Dála) assembled in Dublin and formed a single chamber Irish parliament called Dáil Éireann (Assembly of Ireland).
		In reality, Griffith's republican administration and Collins' Crown-appointed government merged with the deaths of both men, their respective offices being held by the same man, W.T. Cosgrave.
	www.singaporemoms.com /parenting/Irish_Free_State (2084 words)

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