ɪn ɐ pˈoʊᵻm, ˌoʊɐkjˈuːt dˈæleɪɡ dɪsmˈɪsᵻz hɪz mˈɜːdɚɹ æz hɪz vˈɪktɪm wʌzɐ mˈɪɹ kˈɑːmənɚ ænd ðˈɛɹfoːɹ ʌv nˈoʊ ɐkˈaʊnt, ɐ tˈɛlɪŋ ˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃən ʌvðə ɹˈɪdʒɪd stɹˌæɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ʌv tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl ˈaɪɹɪʃ səsˈaɪəɾi:
In a poem, Ó Dálaigh dismisses his murder as his victim was a mere commoner and therefore of no account, a telling indication of the rigid stratification of traditional Irish society: