Whiskey

From Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha, Irish Gaelic uisce beatha and Latin aqua vitae meaning "water of life" this became "usquebaugh" which was then shortened to "usque" or "whiskey".

During the brawl that ensues in the ballad of "Finnegan's Wake" wherein Joyce derived his title, Tim Finnegan's corpse is revived by a bucket of whiskey:

Mickey Maloney ducked his head
when a bucket of whiskey flew at him
It missed, and falling on the bed,
the liquor scattered over Tim
Now the spirits new life gave the corpse, my joy!
Tim jumped like a Trojan from the bed
Cryin will ye walup each girl and boy,
thunderin' Jaysus, do ye think I'm dead?