The Irish Republic

The Republic of Ireland comprises 26 of 32 counties of Ireland, the island situated to the west of Great Britain. After signing the English-Irish agreement in 1921 all these counties formed the "Free State of Ireland,"m which to a considerable extent became independent from the British rule. In 1937 the Constitution of the country was adopted.111 Nevertheless, Ireland continued to remain in the British Commonwealth until 1949 when the Irish Republic was formed.