▁same ▁imperial ▁conference ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁mode ▁of ▁the ▁governor - general ' s ▁appointment ▁arose , ▁it ▁was ▁agreed ▁that ▁th ence for th ▁the ▁govern ors - general ▁of ▁Domin ions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁would ▁lose ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁their ▁dual ▁role ▁and ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁government , ▁with ▁this ▁role ▁being ▁carried ▁out ▁instead ▁by ▁high ▁commission ers . ▁Furthermore , ▁because , ▁under ▁the ▁changes ▁agreed , ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁lost ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁advise ▁the ▁king ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State , ▁it ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁issue ▁binding ▁instructions ▁to ▁the ▁Irish ▁governor - general . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁govern ors - general ▁lived ▁at ▁the ▁Vic er eg al ▁L odge ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁, ▁the ▁official ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Ireland ). ▁The ▁last ▁governor - general ▁res ided ▁in ▁a ▁spe cially ▁le ased ▁private ▁residence ▁in ▁Boot erst own , ▁County ▁Dublin . ▁The ▁governor - general ▁was ▁officially ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁His ▁Ex cell ency . ▁However , ▁unlike ▁all ▁the ▁other ▁govern ors - general ▁within ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁Govern ors - General ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁were ▁ever ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Priv y ▁Council . ▁Among ▁all ▁the ▁govern ors - general ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁at ▁that ▁time ,