"ɐ bˈɑːɹd ɪn kˈɑːmən ˈaɪɹɪʃ sˈɪɡnᵻfˌaɪz ɐ lˈɪɾəl pˈoʊɪt ɔːɹ ɐ ˈɛfhˈaɪmɚ, ðeɪ jˈuːz tə tɹˈævəl θˈoːɹoʊ kˈʌntɹiz ænd kˈeɪmɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ˈeɪn hˈaʊs, səlˈuːt wɪð ɐ ɹˈɪm kˈɔːld ɪn ˈaɪɹɪʃ biːnˈɑːtʃə pˈiː bˈɛɹd, ˈaɪ.ˈiː. ðə bˈɑːɹdz sˌæluːtˈeɪʃən kjˌuːsˌiːˈeɪtʃ ɪz ˈɑːnli ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt vˈɜːs ɔːɹ ɹˈɪm tˈʌtʃɪŋ ðə pɹˈeɪz ʌvðə mˈæstɚ ænd mɪstɹˈɪs ʌvðə hˈaʊs.
"A Bard in common Irish signifies a little poet or a fhymer, they use to travel thorow countries and caming into ane house, salute with a rhym called in Irish Beannacha p baird, i.e. the Bard's salutation qch is onlie a short verse or rhym touching the praise of the master and mistris of the house.