["ón mBanríon Shasana"? But it's a genitive phrase with a specific referent, so it feels weird....]
Sorry this has taken a while, I was doing some traveling when the news broke. (Plus, I couldn't imagine anyone was waiting with bated breath for a post on this site.) I'll start with the stuff that happened first.
Queen's conciliatory message and use of Irish draws widespread praise from many quarters (May 20, 2011)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0520/1224297354176.html
Memories of a historic royal visit (May 21, 2011)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2011/0521/1224297441669.html
Item: "Her majesty’s lovely cúpla focal at the start of her speech at Dublin Castle. The word from palace sources is that they were included at Queen Elizabeth’s suggestion."
Letters to the editor: The Queen's speech (May 20, 2011)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/letters/2011/0520/1224297354036.html
The first is the simplest and my favorite:
"An Elizabethan conquest of Ireland through the medium of the Queen’s Irish?"
Text of the Queen's speech (May 19, 2011)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0519/1224297287750.html
Poll shows how Queen was taken to Irish hearts - Sunday May 22 2011
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/queen-visit/poll-shows-how-queen-was-taken-to-irish-hearts-2654225.html
"'It was a great moment for this country when the Queen addressed our nation in Irish at the opening of her speech, really wonderful,' one female respondent said."
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