ɪt wʌzðə sˈɛkənd tˈaɪm ɪn fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz ðæt ðɪs hæd hˈæpənd, ænd ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn æn kəmˈʌn ɐnˈaʊnst ðætðə bˈɑːɹdɪk kɹˈaʊn wʊd nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ biː ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd.
It was the second time in five years that this had happened, and in March 1979 An Comunn announced that the Bardic Crown would no longer be awarded.