▁State ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁Constitution ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Edward ▁VIII ' s ▁ab dic ation ▁as ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁Domin ions . ▁ ▁Govern ors - General ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁( 1 9 2 2 – 3 6 ) ▁ ▁Selection ▁The ▁governor - general ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁King ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁his ▁Irish ▁minister s . ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁had ▁some ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁appointment ▁process . ▁However , ▁this ▁ended ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁Imperial ▁Conference ; ▁th ence for th , ▁only ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁was ▁formally ▁involved . ▁A ▁further ▁effect ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁conference ▁( in ▁particular , ▁of ▁the ▁B alf our ▁Dec laration ) ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁monarch ▁also ▁ceased ▁to ▁receive ▁formal ▁advice ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ; ▁such ▁advice ▁th ence for th ▁came ▁officially ▁only ▁from ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁( the ▁Cab inet ). ▁ ▁The ▁Free ▁State ▁constitution ▁did ▁not ▁limit ▁the ▁governor - general ▁to ▁a ▁fixed ▁term ▁of ▁office . ▁But , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁the ▁Irish ▁government ▁decided ▁that ▁no ▁governor - general ▁would ▁serve ▁a ▁term ▁longer ▁than ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁Ro le ▁Under ▁the ▁constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State