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• Held At: Parliamentary Archives: GB-061
• Catalogue Reference: HL/PO/PU/1/1920/10and;11G5c67
• Ref No: HL/PO/PU/1/1920/10and;11G5c67
• Date: 1920
• Level: File
• Extent: 1 Act of Parliament
• Creator Name: House of Lords; Public Bill Office; 1849-
• Category: Acts of Parliament/Laws/Legislation
• Description: The Government of Ireland Act, 1920, partitioned Ireland in two. "Southern Ireland" was to have a devolved parliament in Dublin, and "Northern Ireland" a devolved parliament in Belfast. Both parts of Ireland were to continue sending representatives to the Parliament at Westminster. Under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of Dec 1921, Southern Ireland gained Dominion Status and was to be known as the "Irish Free State". In 1937, a Constitution was passed which further established Ireland's independence. In 1948, the Irish government declared Ireland a Republic.
• Terms:
  • Ireland,
  • Constitutional history,
  • UK,
  • Colonialism,
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  View digital reproduction of: Government of Ireland Act, c. 67

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• Related Material: For the Act of Union with Ireland, 1800, see HL/PO/PU/1/1800/39and;40G3n241.
• Access Status: Open
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• URL:http://digitalarchive.parliament.uk/HL/PO/PU/1/1920/10and;11G5c67

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