Governor-General of the Irish Free State

The Governor-General (Irish: Seanascal) was the representative of the King in the 1922-1937 Irish Free State. Until 1927 he was also the agent of the British government in the Irish state. By convention the office of Governor-General was largely ceremonial. Nonetheless it was controversial, as many nationalists saw it as offensive to republican principles and a symbol of Irish subservience to Great Britain. For this reason the office had its role increasingly diminished until it was abolished entirely in 1936.

Related Topics:
Irish - 1922 - 1937 - Irish Free State - Convention - Nationalists - Republican - Great Britain - 1936

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The first two Governors-General lived in an official residence, the Viceregal Lodge, now known as Áras an Uachtaráin and the residence of the President of Ireland. The last Governor-General resided in a specially hired private residence in Booterstown, County Dublin.

Related Topics:
Áras an Uachtaráin - President of Ireland - County Dublin

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