ðə sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ peɪndʒˈɪɹɪks wɜː ɹˈɪʔn̩ fɔːɹ tˈuː ˈaɪɹɪʃ pˈeɪtɹənz, dˈɑːnntʃæd kˈɛɹbɹiːtʃ ˌoʊɐkjˈuːt bɹɪˈaɪn dˈiː. wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː, kˈɪŋ ʌv tˈɑːmənd; ænd kˈæθəl kɹˈɔɪbhdhɪɹɡ ˌoʊɐkjˈuːt kəntʃˈʌbhɛɹ dˈiː. wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, kˈɪŋ ʌv kənˈɔːt.
The surviving panegyrics were written for two Irish patrons, Donnchadh Cairbreach Ó Briain (d. 1242), King of Thomond; and Cathal Croibhdhearg Ó Conchubhair (d. 1224), King of Connaught.