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- List_of_Irish_Victoria_Cross_recipients abstract "List of Irish Victoria Cross recipients lists all recipients of the Victoria Cross (post-nominal letters \"VC\") born on the island of Ireland, together with the date and place of their VC action. The Victoria Cross is the highest war honour of the British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations. The whole island of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom until 1922 when it was partitioned into Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State. In 1948 the Irish Free State became the Republic of Ireland and left the Commonwealth in 1949. Despite this citizens of the Republic still enlist in the British Army and thus are eligible for the Victoria Cross.".