wˈʌn pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ɪz ðætðə pˈoʊᵻm dᵻpˈɪkts ɐn ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən baɪ ˈiːəˌɪn mˈæk sˈuːɪbhn, ɐ lˈiːdɪŋ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv klˈæn sˈuːɪbhn, tə ɹᵻklˈeɪm hɪz ænsˈɛstɹəl sˈiːt fɹʌm dʒˈɑːn mˈɛntiːθ.
One possibility is that the poem depicts an expedition by Eóin Mac Suibhne, a leading member of Clann Suibhne, to reclaim his ancestral seat from John Menteith.