hiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ɐ pˌiːˈeɪtʃ dˈiː ɪn mˈɑːdɚn ˈaɪɹɪʃ fɹʌmðə nˈæʃənəl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈaɪɚlənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks fɔːɹ hɪz θˈiːsɪs ˌɔn mˈɛɹtɪn ˌoʊɐkjˈuːt kˈædheɪn.
He was awarded a PhD in Modern Irish from the National University of Ireland in 1986 for his thesis on Máirtín Ó Cadhain.