What was the Irish Free State?
Q: What was the Irish Free State?
A: The Irish Free State was the name of Ireland from 1922 to 1937.
Q: What did the Irish Free State replace?
A: The Irish Free State replaced both the Irish Republic and Southern Ireland.
Q: Who headed the government of the Irish Free State?
A: The government of the Irish Free State was called the Executive Council, and it was headed by the President of the Executive Council, instead of a Prime Minister.
Q: Who ruled the Irish Free State until 1927?
A: Until 1927, the Irish Free State was ruled by a Governor General on behalf of the King of the United Kingdom.
Q: What happened after a row between the Governments in London and Dublin?
A: After a row between the Governments in London and Dublin, it was decided that the Governor General represented the King of Ireland, not the King of the United Kingdom, even though they were the same person.
Q: What did the change in the Governor General's role mean?
A: The change meant that the King and the Governor General were advised by the Irish government about what to do in Ireland, and stopped the British government from having any control over Irish affairs.
Q: When was the name of the country changed to Éire or Ireland?
A: The constitution of 1937 changed the name of the country to the Irish language Irish: Éire, or English: Ireland, but the King stayed head of state until 1948.
