il ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁by ▁veter ans ▁of ▁the ▁losing ▁anti - T re aty ▁side ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁abol ishing ▁the ▁o ath ▁was ▁a ▁core ▁aim . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁main ▁item ▁in ▁the ▁manif esto ▁for ▁its ▁successful ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁general ▁election ▁campaign , ▁after ▁which ▁it ▁formed ▁a ▁minor ity ▁government ▁whose ▁first ▁action ▁was ▁to ▁introduce ▁the ▁Constitution ▁( Rem oval ▁of ▁O ath ) ▁Bill ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁Se an ad ▁É ire ann ▁had ▁more ▁ex - union ists ▁and ▁others ▁conc ili atory ▁towards ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁and ▁voted ▁to ▁reject ▁the ▁bill ▁unless ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁could ▁be ▁am ended ▁by ▁agreement . ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁general ▁election , ▁the ▁F ian na ▁F á il ▁majority ▁government ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁override ▁the ▁Se an ad ▁and ▁en act ▁the ▁law . ▁▁ ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁am ending ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁act ▁also ▁am ended ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁( Sa or st át ▁E ire ann ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁which ▁had ▁both ▁created ▁the ▁Constitution ▁in ▁Irish ▁law ▁and ▁also ▁prohib ited ▁any ▁Constitution al ▁am end ment ▁in compatible ▁with ▁the ▁Tre aty . ▁Since ▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁could ▁not ▁un il ater ally ▁am end ▁the ▁Tre aty , ▁F ian na ▁F á il ▁am ended ▁the ▁