hˈeɪz wʌz bˈɔːɹn ˌɪntʊ ɐ mjˈuːzɪkəl fˈæmɪli ɪn mˈæɡhɚɹə, ɐ tˈaʊnlənd ɪnðə pˈæɹɪʃ ʌv kˈɪleɪnnə ɪn ˈiːst kˈaʊnti klˈɛɹ, ˈaɪɚlənd.
Hayes was born into a musical family in Maghera, a townland in the parish of Killanena in East County Clare, Ireland.