▁the ▁first ▁independent ▁Irish ▁Parliament ▁officially ▁recogn ised ▁outside ▁Ireland ▁since ▁the ▁historic ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Ireland ▁which ▁was ▁abol ished ▁with ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Parliament ▁was ▁b ic amer al , ▁consisting ▁of ▁D á il ▁É ire ann ▁( the ▁lower ▁house , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁' the ▁D á il ' ▁) ▁with ▁ 1 5 3 ▁seats ▁and ▁Se an ad ▁É ire ann ▁( the ▁upper ▁house ; ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁' the ▁Senate ' ▁or ▁' the ▁Se an ad ') ▁with ▁ 6 0 ▁seats , ▁until ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁From ▁then ▁until ▁its ▁abol ition ▁the ▁Parliament ▁was ▁un ic amer al . ▁The ▁King , ▁who ▁was ▁officially ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁Governor - General , ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁constitu ent ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁O ire acht as . ▁The ▁O ire acht as ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁were ▁dis band ed ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Ireland ▁which ▁created ▁the ▁modern ▁O ire acht as ▁É ire ann . ▁ ▁Like ▁the ▁modern ▁O ire acht as , ▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁legisl ature ▁was ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁powerful , ▁directly ▁elected ▁D á il . ▁Un like ▁the ▁modern ▁organ , ▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁O ire acht as ▁had ▁authority ▁to ▁am end ▁the ▁constitution ▁as ▁it ▁saw ▁fit , ▁without ▁rec ourse ▁to ▁a