Irish Republic

:This article is about the historical Irish Republic. For the modern Irish state, see: Republic of Ireland1. The terms are not synonomous.

Dissolution

By approving the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921 and the Constitution of the Irish Free State in October 1922 the Dáil temporarily agreed to the dissolution of the Irish Republic and its replacement with the system of constitutional monarchy of the Irish Free State.

Related Topics:
Anglo-Irish Treaty - Constitution of the Irish Free State

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In 1922 the Provisional Government came into being but the Irish Republic was not dismantled, rather its institutions continued to operate in parallel with those of the provisional authority. Thus, for a time, the Free State had (nominally) two heads of government, Michael Collins as Chairman of the Provisional Government, and Arthur Griffith as President of the Republic. However the two administrations were progressively merged until in August, following the deaths of both Griffith and Collins, William T. Cosgrave assumed both leadership positions simultaneously and so the two most important offices effectively became one. On the 6th December 1922 the Constitution of the Irish Free State came into effect and the institutions of both the Irish Republic and the Provisional Government ceased to be.

Related Topics:
Chairman of the Provisional Government - William T. Cosgrave

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