ðə spəsˈɪfɪk mˈɔːɹmɛɹ hˌuː pˈætɹənˌaɪzd hˌɪm ɪz ˈɔfən θˈɔːt tə hɐvbɪn ˈeɪlɪn ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː dˈaɪd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, bˌʌt æz ðə mˈɔːɹmɛɹ ɪz kˈɔːld "mˈæk mjˈuːaɪɚɹˌædhætʃ", sˈʌn ʌv mjˈuːaɪɚɹˌædhætʃ, ɪt wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst sˈɜːʔn̩li ɪn fˈækt hɪz pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚ ænd fˈɑːðɚ, ˈeɪlɪn aɪ dˈaɪd sˈiː. wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd.
The specific mormaer who patronized him is often thought to have been Ailín II (died 1217), but as the mormaer is called "Mac Muireadhach", son of Muireadhach, it was almost certainly in fact his predecessor and father, Ailín I (died c. 1200).