User talk:Pixel2metal

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Liam Neeson
If Neeson says that he is Irish, then he is Irish. Refer to the reference in Liam Neeson where he refused the Freedom of Ballymena. Unless of course you can prove that he carries a British passport and does not carry an Irish passport. --Red King 22:47, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm not your mate. And last time I looked, Ballymena was in Ireland, not Great Britain.   Neeson is certainly this kind of Irish, but we have no idea if he has opted to be that kind of Irish.  My passport comment was a red herring and not relevant.  --Red King 19:00, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I suspect that you are confusing British (the nationality) with [Great] Britain, the island. There is a similar ambiguity as between Ireland (the state) and Ireland the island.  I have heard many Unionists say that they are proud to be both Irish and British, deliberately playing with the ambiguity.  Neeson is certainly Irish because he was born in the island, of Irish parents.  I suspect that he supports the Irish rugby team in the World Cup. [I suppose that I could have said "the Ireland team" but its not easy to use that style generally]. He has British nationality because he was born in the United Kingdom, according to UK nationality law.  He has the right to claim Irish nationality because he was born in the island, according to RoI nationality law. I have no idea whether he has or not. For all I know, he may have taken on US citizenship by now, in which case he had to renounce his previous nationality/ies.  But that would make him an Irish-American.


 * I'm not trying to create a big argument here. I'm pointing out that the words have dual meanings. --Red King 23:32, 13 September 2007 (UTC)