▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁in ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁extra - legal ▁D á il , ▁the ▁British ▁Government ▁created ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Southern ▁Ireland ▁( ), ▁a ▁Home ▁Rule ▁legisl ature ▁during ▁the ▁Irish ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁under ▁the ▁Four th ▁Home ▁Rule ▁Bill . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁legisl ate ▁for ▁Southern ▁Ireland , ▁a ▁political ▁entity ▁which ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Government ▁to ▁solve ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁rising ▁Irish ▁national ism ▁and ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁partition ism , ▁whilst ▁retain ing ▁Ireland ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁It ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁the ▁King , ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Southern ▁Ireland ▁and ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Southern ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Southern ▁Ireland ▁was ▁formally ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁by ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁( A gre ement ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁as ▁per ▁the ▁Ang lo - I r ish ▁Tre aty ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁which ▁establish med ▁the ▁O ire acht as . ▁ ▁Pow ers ▁Under ▁the ▁constitution ▁the ▁O ire acht as ▁had ▁exclusive ▁authority ▁to : ▁ ▁Legisl ate , ▁including ▁appro ving ▁the ▁budget . ▁ ▁Create ▁sub ordinate ▁legisl atures . ▁ ▁Am end ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁ ▁Perm it ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁war . ▁ ▁Ra ise ▁and ▁control ▁armed ▁forces . ▁ ▁There