The Irish Free State, also known by its Irish name Saorstát Éireann, was the Irish state established in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921, initially as a Dominion. The treaty
Funeral procession of Michael Collins, Dublin, 1922
Irish Free State passport (holder's name removed)
Poster promoting Irish Free State farm goods for breakfast to Canadians ("Irish Free State butter, eggs and bacon for our breakfasts")
Ireland, also known as the Republic of Ireland, is a country in Northwestern Europe. It consists of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland, with a population of about 5.4 million. Its capital
Irish Free State
…The Irish Free State (6 December 1922 – 29 December 1937), also known by its Irish name Saorstát Éireann, was the Irish state established in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921, initially as a Dominion. The treaty ended the three-year Irish War…
Charles Stewart Parnell (1846–1891) addressing a meeting. The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Parnell.
Damage in Dublin city centre following the 1916 Easter Rising
Leinster House, Dublin. In 1922 a new parliament called the Oireachtas was established, of which Dáil Éireann became the lower house.
Éamon de Valera, Irish political leader, pictured outside Ennis Courthouse in 1917. He would later be involved in introducing the 1937 Constitution of Ireland.