fˈoʊkloːɹˌɪst pˈætɹɪk kˈɛnədi stˈeɪɾᵻd, ˌɔn hɪz nˈoʊts tə ðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ tˈeɪl ðə ɡɹˈiːk pɹˈɪnsɛs ænd ðə jˈʌŋ ɡˈɑːɹdənɚ, ðætðə kwˈɛst fɚðə bˈɜːd wɪððə hˈɛlp əvən ˈænɪməl "əkˈɜːz ɪn mˈæk ˈiːən dˈaɪɚɹætʃ sˈʌn ʌv dʒˈɑːn ðɪ ˈʌpɹaɪt".
Folklorist Patrick Kennedy stated, on his notes to the Irish tale The Greek Princess and the Young Gardener, that the quest for the bird with the help of an animal "occurs in Mac Iain Direach ('Son of John the Upright')".