Irish Republic
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revolutionary state that declared its independence from Great Britain (UKGBI); 1919-1922
Key facts
- Status
- Revolutionary state
- Capital
- Dublin , 53°20′25″N 6°15′28″W / 53.34028°N 6.25778°W / 53.34028; -6.25778
- Common languages
- Irish , English
- Government
- Parliamentary republic
- 21 1 january april 1919
- Cathal Brugha
- April 1919 january 1922
- Éamon de Valera
- January august 1922
- Arthur Griffith
- August december 1922
- W. T. Cosgrave
- Legislature
- Dáil
- Historical era
- Interwar period
- Easter rising
- April 24 - April 29 1916
- Proclamation of the irish republic
- 24 April 1916
- Independence declared
- 21 January 1919
- Anglo irish war
- 1919–1921
- Anglo irish treaty adopted
- 7 January 1922
- Irish free state established
- 6 December 1922
- Currency
- Pound sterling
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- state with limited recognition
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Dublin
- Official language
- Irish
- Currency
- pound sterling
- Population
- 4400000
- Area
- 84116
- Form of government
- parliamentary republic
- Legislature
- Dáil Éireann
- Flag
- flag of Ireland
- Coat of arms
- Coat of arms of Ireland
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- inception
- 1919-01-21
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1922-12-06
- language used
- Irish
- replaced by
- Irish Free State
- item disputed by
- Government of the United Kingdom
- statement supported by
- Irish republicanism
- native label
- Poblacht na hÉireann
- Commons category
- Irish Republic
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Encyclopedic overview
Today part ofRepublic of Ireland United Kingdom
The Irish Republic (Irish: Poblacht na hÉireann or Saorstát Éireann) was a revolutionary state that declared its independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in January 1919. The Republic claimed jurisdiction over the whole island of Ireland, but by 1920 its functional control was limited to 21 of Ireland's 32 counties, and British state forces maintained a presence across much of the north-east, as well as Cork, Dublin and other major towns. The republic was strongest in rural areas, and through its military forces was able to influence the population in urban areas that it did not directly control.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Irish Republic” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.