ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst ɹˈɛfɹəns tə bˈiːnɐtʃˌæd bˈæɜːd kˈʌmz fɹʌmðə pˈoʊstskɹɪpt əvə lˈɛɾɚ fɹʌm pɹəfˈɛsɚ ɡˈɑːɹdən tə dʒˈɑːn ˈɔːbɹi, ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪn ˌæbɚdˈiːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː.
The earliest reference to beannachadh bàird comes from the postscript of a letter from Professor Garden to John Aubrey, written in Aberdeen 1691–1692.