yes ,however irish music in d major is often played up the c row, crossing to acciodentl row for c# and g row or other row for f#, but irish can be played using g as home row and polaying in d major just going to accidental row for c#,i believe chris droney does that.
all the systems hve advantages and disadvantages, i found english easiest, but i realise that was because i had played snare drum practising 5 stroke and 7 stroke rolls a lot, so had very good left right coordination