English domination of Ireland

So when was English introduced into Ireland ?

I guess the first invasion was more Norman than English, and at that time the Normans first language was still French.

So are we talking about a much later time period, such as the Tudor period when the Irish were �encouraged� to use English ?

 But, yes there was and still is a lack of precious metal in Ireland, except of course the Irish themselves..

There is some pretty precious stuff produced at the Midleton distillery near Cork.

Hats off to the Irish for inventing Whiskey 

From Wikipedia (and I agree this is a good article)

Different grains are used for different varieties, including: barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and maize (corn). Whisky derives from the Irish Gaelic uisce beatha, which itself derives from the Latin aqua vitae, meaning "water of life". It is always Scotch whisky, and Irish whiskey; other countries may use either spelling.

The first written record of whisky comes from 1405 in Ireland, where it was distilled by monks. It is also mentioned in Scotland in 1496. However it is thought that whisky had already been around for at least several hundred years prior. When or where whisky was first distilled is unknown and the local, undocumented beverage production during the period makes identification of the drink's origin difficult. Additionally, it is possible that different groups discovered processes of distillation independently of one another.