ions ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁to ▁ret ros pect ively ▁eliminate ▁the ▁post ▁from ▁Irish ▁law . ▁Under ▁its ▁own ▁terms , ▁the ▁act ▁applied ▁retro act ively , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁office ▁would ▁be ▁de emed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁fully ▁abol ished ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁U a ▁Bu ach alla ▁and ▁de ▁Val era , ▁although ▁once ▁close ▁friends , ▁fell ▁out ▁over ▁U a ▁Bu ach alla ' s ▁treatment ▁in ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁the ▁vic er eg al ▁post , ▁with ▁U a ▁Bu ach alla ▁initi ating ▁legal ▁proceed ings ▁to ▁sue ▁de ▁Val era . ▁However , ▁their ▁relationship ▁was ▁eventually ▁he aled ▁and , ▁when ▁de ▁Val era ▁later ▁became ▁President ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁he ▁appointed ▁U a ▁Bu ach alla ▁to ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁State ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁U a ▁Bu ach alla ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁surv iving ▁governor - general , ▁dying ▁aged ▁ 9 7 ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Great ▁Se al ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁ ▁Irish ▁head ▁of ▁state ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁ ▁Governor ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁▁▁ ▁Ireland , ▁Governor - General ▁Governor - General ▁Category : I reland ▁and ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Nations ▁Category : Mon archy ▁in ▁the