Thread:Vetinari/@comment-24116016-20190305213304/@comment-24116016-20190313155016

Hello again.

Please consult the book "A Titanic hero. Thomas Andrews, shipbuilder." Baltimore: Norman, Remington & Co. (1913) by Shan Bullock, with an introduction by Sir Horace Plunkett.

It states on page 50:

"He was, we are told, an ardent Imperialist who looked to the British flag as a symbol of human liberty and progress. A lover of peace, he advocated as the surest guarantee for its maintenance an unchallengeable British navy. In Irish politics he was a convinced Unionist as he believed that Ireland stood to suffer in financial credit by any slackening of the tie between her and the wealthier island."

- Online access: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433082543954

Regardless of his political affiliations, he was British, as Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the entirety of his life, so the demonym "British" is neutral and accurate. However, per the above quote, referring to him as British rather than Irish should not be controversial or provocative in any way.

Thanks.