Am end ment ▁No . ▁ 2 7 ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁The ▁Act ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁to ▁receive ▁Royal ▁Ass ent . ▁The ▁new ▁Act ▁instead ▁required ▁that ▁the ▁Ce ann ▁Com h air le ▁sign ▁b ills ▁into ▁law . ▁Under ▁the ▁new ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁which ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁almost ▁exactly ▁one ▁year ▁later , ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁signing ▁b ills ▁into ▁law ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁This ▁in ▁particular ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁reasons ▁why ▁there ▁is ▁some ▁confusion ▁in ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁Irish ▁head ▁of ▁state ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁Dis band ment ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Ireland ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁and ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁a ▁state ▁know ▁today ▁as ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁new ▁constitution ▁had ▁been ▁adopted ▁by ▁ple bis cite ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁the ▁N inth ▁D á il ▁was ▁elected . ▁The ▁N inth ▁D á il ▁was ▁therefore ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁lower ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁O ire acht as ▁but ▁in ▁December ▁its ▁role ▁changed ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁lower ▁house ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁legisl ature . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁ ▁O ire acht as ▁ ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Southern ▁Ireland ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁list ▁of