 The state (which was renamed "Ireland" by its 1937 constitution) was not in fact represented at the Games, while Northern Ireland was.The Irish Bowling Association's team is variously described as "Ireland" and "Northern Ireland" in contemporary reports.The 1942 and 1946 games were cancelled, and when the Republic of Ireland Act 1948 came into force in 1949, the state left the Commonwealth and was ineligible for the 1950 games in Auckland, New Zealand.