▁none ▁of ▁the ▁govern ors - general ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁ever ▁wore , ▁in ▁public ▁at ▁least , ▁the ▁official ▁cer emon ial ▁uniform ▁for ▁someone ▁of ▁their ▁rank . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁The ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁was ▁officially ▁established ▁on ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁Ang lo - I r ish ▁Tre aty . ▁While ▁Irish ▁political ▁leaders ▁fav oured ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁republic , ▁' the ▁Tre aty ' ▁required , ▁instead , ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁state ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁Domin ion ▁within ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁under ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁constitution al ▁mon archy . ▁Central ▁to ▁the ▁agreed ▁system ▁of ▁government ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁" re present ative ▁of ▁the ▁Crown ". ▁The ▁new ▁office ▁was ▁not ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁treat y , ▁but ▁the ▁committee ▁charged ▁with ▁drawing ▁up ▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁constitution , ▁under ▁General ▁Michael ▁Collins , ▁decided , ▁after ▁considering ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁names , ▁including ▁" Comm ission er ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Commonwealth " ▁and ▁" Pres ident ▁of ▁Ireland ", ▁that ▁the ▁representative ▁would ▁bear ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁" G overn or - General ", ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁that ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Crown ' s ▁representative ▁in ▁other ▁Domin ions , ▁i . e . ▁Canada , ▁Australia , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁South ▁Africa . ▁However , ▁the ▁Irish ▁language ▁title ▁was ▁, ▁meaning ▁" high ▁ste ward ", ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁used ▁in