▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁gave ▁equal ▁voting ▁rights ▁to ▁men ▁and ▁women . ▁[ “ All ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁( Sa or st át ▁E ire ann ) ▁without ▁distinction ▁of ▁sex , ▁who ▁have ▁reached ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twenty - one ▁years ▁and ▁who ▁comp ly ▁with ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁prev ail ing ▁elect oral ▁laws , ▁shall ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁for ▁members ▁of ▁D á il ▁E ire ann , ▁and ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Refer endum ▁and ▁In iti ative .” ] ▁Prom ises ▁of ▁equal ▁rights ▁from ▁the ▁Pro clam ation ▁were ▁emb rac ed ▁in ▁the ▁Constitution ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁year ▁Irish ▁women ▁achieved ▁full ▁voting ▁rights . ▁However ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁ten ▁years ▁laws ▁were ▁introduced ▁that ▁elimin ated ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁from ▁serving ▁on ▁jur ies , ▁working ▁after ▁marriage , ▁and ▁working ▁in ▁industry . ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁Constitution ▁and ▁T ao ise ach ▁É am on ▁de ▁Val era ’ s ▁conserv ative ▁leadership ▁further ▁stri pped ▁women ▁of ▁their ▁previously ▁granted ▁rights . ▁As ▁well , ▁though ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁Constitution ▁guarante es ▁women ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁and ▁to ▁national ity ▁and ▁citizens hip ▁on ▁an ▁equal ▁basis ▁with ▁men , ▁it ▁also ▁contains ▁a ▁provision , ▁Article ▁ 4 1 . 2 , ▁which ▁states : ▁ ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁The ▁Is le ▁of