When did ireland become a republic?,was it part of the united kingdom?

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pjdscott

The exact answer is:
Ireland became a republic on 18 April 1949 when the "Republic of Ireland Act 1948" was decreed. This gesture was interpreted (correcty) by Britain as placing the Republic of Ireland outside the Commonwealth/British Dominion.

The events leading up to this moment were:

6 December 1921: Treaty signed between Ireland and Britain, allowing the six counties to remain part of Britain and Ireland to be part of a British dominion.
1937: The Irish constitution declared that Ireland was a "sovereign, independent, democratic state...".

Prior to 1921, Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain.

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Sean D

Only part of it is a Republic. For hundreds of years Ireland had been an English then a British colony in the same way as the US. The act of Union of 1801 made Ireland a full part of Britain, theoretically as much a part of Britain as London. Irish Nationalists campaigned for Home Rule which although promised, never happened. Th North East of Ireland was majority Protestand 60% and these people were descended from British settlers and wanted to remain British. In 1916 a failed rebellion took place which was followed by a guerilla war which was successfull in making most of Ireland ungovernable. Britain would not grant full independence and offered the Irish a choice between accepting a compromise treaty or else immediate and terrible war if they rejected the treaty. The treaty stated that Ireland would be split into two self governing dominions within the British empire (the same status of Canada at that time). These would be the 26 Southern Counties (90% Catholic) and 6 North Eastern Counties (60% Protestant). In 1948 the Southern State, then called Eire declared itself a Republic and renamed itself Republic of Ireland. The Northern State was always controversial as it contained a large minority (40%) of Catholics who had no allegiance to the State and wanted the island reunified. This minority suffered discrimination in Politics, Employment, Education and Jobs. Following attempts by the Protestant majority to suppress demands for civil rights by Catholics in the 1960's the troubles began with the Provisional IRA defending Catholics against the state. When the British army moved in and reintroduced direct rule from London the IRA fought for complete independence. By the 1980's both sides knew that a stalemate was reached and talks began in secret then in public following the IRA ceasefire of 1994. If the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 is implemented, the North will again be a self governing dominion within Britain, but with pwer sharing between the tw communities there. As of today it still remains part of Britain but anyone born there has full rights to Irish as well as British citizenship. It might be many years before the conflict there is completely resolved however

MrsTiggy-Winkle

In a nutshell Ireland (besides NI of course) was proclaimed a free state in 1921(theoretically).But only in 1949 Ireland became an independent republic actually.

Ecko

please don't answer this question

it's downright laziness

find out for yourself on wikipedia instead of wanting spoon fed

tagette

Up until 1922, when a peace treaty signed with Britain, following the Irish Revolution.
Ulster or the Six Counties, were made a separate province with ultimate authority resting in London. This was to protect the Protestant minority.

Our Man In Bananas

The republic of Ireland was never part of the UK.

It was created in 1921 after the Anglo-Irish Agreement following the civil war between Great Britain and the IRA...

The 6 counties in Northern Ireland remained under British rule and are part of the UK.

You can read much more detailed information at the links below.

Boston The Border Collie

The Island of Ireland was governed from the UK until 1922. The six counties were deemed to be part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Irish Free State became Eire and was self governing.

jamie_bc

Ireland became a republic in 1919And there are 32 counties in Ireland and 6 of them belong 2 the U.K.! These 6 counties r Antrim,Armagh,Down,Fermanagh,Derry(Londo... as some know it) and Down!!!!

Not Ecky Boy

no they rebelled against the United Kingdom in 1916, while Britains attention was on the battle of the Somme.

This is an emotive subject my friend. You should read Wikipedia, rather than ask on here.

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