ðɪs tˈeɪl wʌz ɹᵻwˈɜːkt baɪ lˈeɪdi dʒˈeɪn wˈaɪldə æz "sˈiːntʃən ðə bˈɑːɹd ænd ðə kˈɪŋ ʌvðə kˈæts", pˈʌblɪʃt ɪn hɜː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks bˈʊk ˈeɪntʃənt lˈɛdʒəndz ʌv ˈaɪɚlənd, ænd ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɪn dˈʌbəljˌuː. bˈiː. jˈiːts wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː bˈʊk ˈaɪɹɪʃ fˈɛɹi tˈeɪlz.
This tale was reworked by Lady Jane Wilde as "Seanchan the Bard and the King of the Cats", published in her 1866 book Ancient Legends of Ireland, and included in W. B. Yeats' 1892 book Irish Fairy Tales.