mˈoʊst nˈoʊɾəbli, sˌʌm vˈɜːʒənz ʌvðɪ ɪmθˈiːxt nˈɑː tɹˈɑːmdheɪmh ðə pɹəsˈiːdɪŋz ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt bˈɑːɹdɪk ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃən ɪŋklˈuːd ɐ dɪspjˈuːt bᵻtwˌiːn sɛntʃˈɑːn tˈoːɹpeɪˌɪst ðə bˈɑːɹd ænd kˈɪŋ ɡwˈɑːaɪɚɹ ˈeɪdni mˈæk kˈɑːlmeɪn ʌv kənˈæxt, wˌɪtʃ lˈɛd tə ðə bˈɑːɹd fˈɜːst kˈɜːsɪŋ ˈɔːl mˈaɪs, kˈɪlɪŋ ɐ dˈʌzən ʌv ðˌɛm ɪn ʃˈeɪm, fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ðə kˈæts hˌuː ʃˌʊdəv kˈɛpt ðə mˈaɪs ɪn tʃˈɛk; ɪn ɹᵻtˌælɪˈeɪʃən, ðə kˈɪŋ ʌvðə kˈæts, ˈɜːɹuːsən sˈʌn ʌv ˈæɹuːsən hˈʌnts sɛntʃˈɑːn dˌaʊn ɪntˈɛndɪŋ tə kˈɪl hˌɪm, bˌʌt ɪz ɪn tˈɜːn kˈɪld baɪ sənt kˈiəɹən.
Most notably, some versions of the Imtheacht na Tromdhaimhe (The Proceedings of the Great Bardic Institution) include a dispute between Senchán Torpéist the bard and king Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin of Connacht, which led to the bard first cursing all mice, killing a dozen of them in shame, followed by the cats who should have kept the mice in check; in retaliation, the king of the cats, Irusan son of Arusan hunts Senchán down intending to kill him, but is in turn killed by St Kieran.