Government of Ireland Act 1920
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The Government of Ireland Act 1920 was a British law that partitioned Ireland and established separate home rule parliaments for Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Government of Ireland Act 1920 canonical | 28 |
| Government of Ireland Act 1920 settlement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Government of Ireland Act 1920 Context triple: [Acts of Union 1800, followedBy, Government of Ireland Act 1920]
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A.
Acts of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 were a pair of parliamentary measures that merged the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, fundamentally reshaping the political structure of the British Isles.
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B.
Anglo-Irish Agreement
The Anglo-Irish Agreement was a 1985 accord between the British and Irish governments that gave Ireland a consultative role in Northern Ireland’s governance and laid groundwork for the later peace process.
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C.
Statute of Westminster 1931
The Statute of Westminster 1931 is a landmark British law that granted full legislative independence to the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire, laying the constitutional foundation for the modern Commonwealth realms and redefining the role of the British monarch within them.
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D.
Good Friday Agreement
The Good Friday Agreement is the 1998 peace accord that largely ended decades of conflict in Northern Ireland by establishing a power-sharing government and new cross-border institutions.
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E.
Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949
The Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 are key UK constitutional statutes that limit the House of Lords’ power to block legislation, enabling certain bills to become law without its consent.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Government of Ireland Act 1920 Target entity description: The Government of Ireland Act 1920 was a British law that partitioned Ireland and established separate home rule parliaments for Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
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A.
Acts of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 were a pair of parliamentary measures that merged the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, fundamentally reshaping the political structure of the British Isles.
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B.
Anglo-Irish Agreement
The Anglo-Irish Agreement was a 1985 accord between the British and Irish governments that gave Ireland a consultative role in Northern Ireland’s governance and laid groundwork for the later peace process.
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C.
Statute of Westminster 1931
The Statute of Westminster 1931 is a landmark British law that granted full legislative independence to the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire, laying the constitutional foundation for the modern Commonwealth realms and redefining the role of the British monarch within them.
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D.
Good Friday Agreement
The Good Friday Agreement is the 1998 peace accord that largely ended decades of conflict in Northern Ireland by establishing a power-sharing government and new cross-border institutions.
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E.
Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949
The Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 are key UK constitutional statutes that limit the House of Lords’ power to block legislation, enabling certain bills to become law without its consent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ |
| affectedCounty |
County Antrim
ⓘ
surface form:
Antrim
Armagh ⓘ Down ⓘ County Fermanagh ⓘ
surface form:
Fermanagh
County Londonderry ⓘ
surface form:
Londonderry
Tyrone ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdEntity |
Northern Ireland
ⓘ
Southern Ireland ⓘ |
| createdInstitution |
Northern Ireland Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of Northern Ireland
Parliament of Southern Ireland ⓘ |
| definedBoundary | border between Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland ⓘ |
| effect |
attempted creation of devolved government in Southern Ireland
ⓘ
creation of devolved government in Northern Ireland ⓘ formal partition of Ireland ⓘ |
| implementedOn | 3 May 1921 ⓘ |
| introducedBy | David Lloyd George ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to provide for the better government of Ireland ⓘ |
| monarchAtRoyalAssent | George V ⓘ |
| numberOfCountiesInNorthernIreland | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfCountiesInSouthernIreland | 26 ⓘ |
| parliament |
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| partiallySupersededBy |
Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922
Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Irish Home Rule movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Home Rule crisis
Irish War of Independence ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAtPassage | David Lloyd George ⓘ |
| providedFor |
Council of Ireland
ⓘ
Northern Ireland Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
House of Commons of Northern Ireland
Parliament of Southern Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
House of Commons of Southern Ireland
Northern Ireland Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
Senate of Northern Ireland
Parliament of Southern Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Senate of Southern Ireland
bicameral parliaments in Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland ⓘ separate devolved legislatures for Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish separate Home Rule institutions in Ireland
ⓘ
to partition Ireland into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anglo-Irish Treaty
ⓘ
Irish Home Rule movement ⓘ
surface form:
Home Rule movement
Third Home Rule Bill ⓘ partition of Ireland ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Southern Ireland parliament that never fully functioned
ⓘ
establishment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland in Belfast ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 23 December 1920 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Government of Ireland Act 1920 self-link ⓘ |
| statusInNorthernIreland | partly in force ⓘ |
| statusInRepublicOfIreland | repealed ⓘ |
| territorialExtent | Ireland ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 1920 ⓘ |
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Subject: Government of Ireland Act 1920 Description of subject: The Government of Ireland Act 1920 was a British law that partitioned Ireland and established separate home rule parliaments for Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
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