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The Government of Ireland Act 1920 received the royal assent from King George V a century ago last month. This most consequential of acts resulted in the partition of Ireland. The genesis of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 came in 1919.
Home Rule had been on the statute book since 1914 and could no longer be postponed. It was scheduled to come into operation automatically when hostilities were formally concluded with the signature of the last of the peace treaties after the First World War.
To prevent this, the Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, set up a committee, chaired by Cabinet member Walter Long, to draft the Government of Ireland Bill.
The Government of Ireland Act 1920 received the royal assent from King George V a century ago last month. This most consequential of acts resulted in the partition of Ireland.
The genesis of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 came in 1919. Home Rule had been on the statute book since 1914 and could no longer be postponed. It was scheduled to come into operation automatically when hostilities were formally concluded with the signature of the last of the peace treaties after World War I. To prevent this, the British prime minister, David Lloyd George, set up a committee chaired by cabinet member Walter Long to draft the Government of Ireland Bill.
Partition 100 Years On: The Government of Ireland Act 1920, a ghastly Christmas gift
On this day a century ago the Government of Ireland Act 1920 became law, allowing for the formal division of Ireland. In the latest in his series of articles on Partition, historian Cormac Moore examines the genesis and legacy of this defining piece of legislation Ian MacPherson, Chief Secretary of Ireland, introducing the Bill to the House of Commons in February 1920 in a sketch published in The Illustrated London News under the headline: Designed To Settle Once And For All This Age-Long Difference 23 December, 2020 01:00
King George V gave royal assent to the Government of Ireland Act 1920 100 years ago today