▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁as ▁" K ing ▁in ▁Ireland ". ▁However , ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁on wards ▁he ▁techn ically ▁re igned ▁in ▁Free ▁State ▁on ▁a ▁separate ▁throne ▁as ▁" K ing ▁of ▁Ireland ". ▁The ▁O ire acht as ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁by ▁the ▁King ▁acting ▁on ▁the ▁' ad vice ' ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council . ▁M embers ▁of ▁either ▁house ▁had ▁to ▁take ▁an ▁o ath ▁of ▁f idel ity ▁to ▁the ▁King ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" O ath ▁of ▁Al leg iance " ▁before ▁taking ▁their ▁seats . ▁The ▁King ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁component ▁and ▁const itute ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁O ire acht as ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁manner ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁The ▁King ▁was ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁by ▁the ▁Governor - General ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁() ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁vic er eg al ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁Mon arch ▁and ▁carried ▁out ▁the ▁duties ▁and ▁roles ▁officially ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁monarch . ▁ ▁The ▁' G overn or - General ' s ▁Address ' ▁or ▁' G overn or - General ' s ▁Spe ech ' ▁was ▁a ▁formal ▁address ▁delivered ▁by ▁the ▁Governor - General ▁to ▁D á il ▁É ire ann , ▁model led ▁on ▁the ▁speech ▁from ▁the ▁throne ▁given ▁in ▁other ▁Domin ions ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Commonwealth . ▁ ▁The ▁address ▁was ▁a ▁brief , ▁business like ▁event , ▁lack ing ▁the ▁pom p ▁and ▁ceremony ▁of ▁the ▁State