The Parliament of Northern Ireland asked King George V that 'the powers of the Parliament and Government of the Irish Free State shall no longer extend to Northern Ireland.'
with the creation of the Irish Free State.
The Anglo-Irish Treaty had transferred numerous powers to the Provisional Government in Dublin in early 1922 but the legislation still had to pass Dáil Éireann and the British Parliament.The unionist-dominated Parliament of Northern Ireland met to exercise this right on 7th December and it took members less than half an hour to agree an address to King George V.
"We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects… do, by this humble address, pray Your Majesty that the powers of the Parliament and Government of the Irish Free State shall no longer extend to Northern Ireland." King George V and Queen Mary arrive for the opening of the Parliament of Northern Ireland in Belfast. 23rd June 1921.
Prime Minister Sir James Craig was dispatched to Great Britain with the address and the King received it at Sandringham on 8th December.Main image: NI Cabinet on 17th September 1924. Picture by: Alamy.com
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