1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 193:
Ba ghnáthach le captaen óg luinge teacht ar cuaird go tig an cheannaidhe go minic agus do bhíodh sé ana-cheanamhail ar Mháire Bhán.
A young ship’s captain had the custom of often visiting the merchant’s house and he was very fond of Máire Bhán.
