Provisional Government of Ireland
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The Provisional Government of Ireland was the temporary administration established in 1922 to oversee the transition from British rule to the Irish Free State following the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Provisional Government of Ireland canonical | 12 |
| Provisional Government of the Irish Free State | 2 |
| Provisional Government of Southern Ireland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2931481 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Provisional Government of Ireland Context triple: [Pro-Treaty forces, allegiance, Provisional Government of Ireland]
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A.
Government of Ireland
The Government of Ireland is the executive authority of the Republic of Ireland, responsible for national governance, policymaking, and international relations.
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B.
Parliament of Southern Ireland
The Parliament of Southern Ireland was a short-lived, largely ineffective home rule legislature established by the British government in 1921 for the southern counties of Ireland, which was quickly superseded by the institutions of the Irish Free State.
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C.
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was a self-governing dominion of the British Commonwealth established in 1922 that marked Ireland’s transition from British rule toward full independence as the modern Republic of Ireland.
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D.
Irish Republic
The Irish Republic was the revolutionary state proclaimed by Irish nationalists in 1916 and reaffirmed in 1919, which sought full independence from British rule and served as the political authority of the independence movement during the Irish War of Independence.
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E.
Council of Ireland
The Council of Ireland was a short-lived inter-parliamentary body intended to coordinate and potentially unify the separate administrations of Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland within the United Kingdom in the early 1920s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Provisional Government of Ireland Target entity description: The Provisional Government of Ireland was the temporary administration established in 1922 to oversee the transition from British rule to the Irish Free State following the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
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A.
Government of Ireland
The Government of Ireland is the executive authority of the Republic of Ireland, responsible for national governance, policymaking, and international relations.
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B.
Parliament of Southern Ireland
The Parliament of Southern Ireland was a short-lived, largely ineffective home rule legislature established by the British government in 1921 for the southern counties of Ireland, which was quickly superseded by the institutions of the Irish Free State.
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C.
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was a self-governing dominion of the British Commonwealth established in 1922 that marked Ireland’s transition from British rule toward full independence as the modern Republic of Ireland.
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D.
Irish Republic
The Irish Republic was the revolutionary state proclaimed by Irish nationalists in 1916 and reaffirmed in 1919, which sought full independence from British rule and served as the political authority of the independence movement during the Irish War of Independence.
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E.
Council of Ireland
The Council of Ireland was a short-lived inter-parliamentary body intended to coordinate and potentially unify the separate administrations of Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland within the United Kingdom in the early 1920s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interim administration
ⓘ
provisional government ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Irish Free State
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Free State (in formation)
Southern Ireland ⓘ |
| appliesToPart | 26 counties of Southern Ireland ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | temporary administration ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| countryAdministered |
Irish Free State
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Free State (in transition)
|
| dateOfDissolution | 1922-12-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfEstablishment | 1922-01-16 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1922-12-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Irish Free State Executive Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Executive Council of the Irish Free State
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| governmentType | provisional executive authority ⓘ |
| hasRole |
establishing institutions of the Irish Free State
ⓘ
implementing the Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ overseeing transfer of powers from British authorities ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Michael Collins ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Chairman of the Provisional Government ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Anglo-Irish Treaty
ⓘ
Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ⓘ Provisional Government (Transfer of Functions) Order, 1922 ⓘ |
| locationOfHeadquarters | Dublin ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Desmond FitzGerald
ⓘ
Eoin MacNeill ⓘ Ernest Blythe ⓘ Fionán Lynch ⓘ Joseph McGrath ⓘ Kevin O'Higgins ⓘ
surface form:
Kevin O’Higgins
Patrick Hogan ⓘ Richard Mulcahy ⓘ W. T. Cosgrave ⓘ W. T. Cosgrave ⓘ
surface form:
William T. Cosgrave (as Minister for Local Government)
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| officeHeldBy | Michael Collins ⓘ |
| partOf |
Irish revolutionary governments
ⓘ
Irish revolutionary period ⓘ |
| precededBy |
British administration in Southern Ireland
ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (as chief executive)
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| replacedBy |
Irish Free State Executive Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the Irish Free State
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| replaces | British administration in Southern Ireland ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Irish Civil War
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assassination of Michael Collins ⓘ implementation of the Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ transfer of Dublin Castle administration to Irish authorities ⓘ transition from British rule to Irish Free State ⓘ |
| startTime | 1922-01-16 ⓘ |
| territorialExtent | Southern Ireland as defined by the Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ |
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Subject: Provisional Government of Ireland Description of subject: The Provisional Government of Ireland was the temporary administration established in 1922 to oversee the transition from British rule to the Irish Free State following the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
Referenced by (15)
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