West Briton
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West Briton (adjective West British) is a derogatory term for an Irish person who has sympathies towards Britain. It is sometimes shortened to "West Brit."
It has its origins in 19th Century Ireland, and the term has evolved over the years. The term came to prominence in the land struggle, and in the early years of Irish independence the term was used to indicate people with a subservient attitude towards the United Kingdom who were afraid to cut the last ties. Later, members of Fine Gael and the Reform Movement were associated with it. The term was applied mainly to Roman Catholics, as Protestants were expected to be naturally Unionist.
Castle Catholic was applied more specifically to middle-class Catholics assimilated into the pro-British establishment, after Dublin Castle, the centre of the British administration.
"West Briton" is today used to indicate cultural cringe, or lack of sympathy for Irish culture and language, people who are against a United Ireland and reject Irish Republicanism, or "neo-Unionists" who favour a renewed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Such people sometimes attempt to reclaim the term.
Historically a Welsh person could also be referred to as a "West Briton"; this term, however, has been long defunct.
Additionally, the West Briton is a newspaper in Truro, Cornwall, showing the name's historical association with the Cornish people.