<P> The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was established as a sovereign state on 1 January 1801 by the Acts of Union 1800 , which merged the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland . The growing desire for an Irish Republic led to the Irish War of Independence , which resulted in Ireland seceding from the Union and forming the Irish Free State in 1922 . Northern Ireland remained part of the United Kingdom , and the state was consequently renamed the `` United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland '' . </P>
<P> The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was established as a sovereign state on 1 January 1801 by the Acts of Union 1800 , which merged the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland . The growing desire for an Irish Republic led to the Irish War of Independence , which resulted in Ireland seceding from the Union and forming the Irish Free State in 1922 . Northern Ireland remained part of the United Kingdom , and the state was consequently renamed the `` United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland '' . </P>
when did ireland secede from the united kingdom
when did ireland secede from the united kingdom
1922
1922