Irish Republic (Noun)
Meaning
A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The establishment of the Irish Republic was declared on Easter Monday in 1916 during the Easter Rising.
- In 1921, the Anglo-Irish Treaty marked the end of British rule in the 26 counties that became the Irish Republic.
- As a symbol of independence, the tricolor flag of the Irish Republic was first flown over the General Post Office in Dublin in 1916.
- Following partition, six counties in the north of Ireland remained part of the United Kingdom, while the rest formed the Irish Republic.
- After a long struggle, the Irish Republic was finally recognized as an independent state in 1922.