Irish Free State
Americannoun
noun
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Charlie was born just a few months before the Irish Free State - as it was then known - played its first international football match.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
As a dominion, the Irish Free State could make and enforce its own laws, make treaties, appoint ambassadors, and send its own representatives to international organizations.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Brian O’Doherty was born on May 4, 1928, in Ballaghaderreen, a town in the northwestern part of what was then called the Irish Free State.
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2022
King George V visited in 1911, a decade before the creation of the Irish Free State.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2022
He’s from the North and he leaves you here to get the relief from the Irish Free State.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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