Regarding "Caoineadh Airt Ui Laoghaire", in his autobiography "Mo Sgeal Fein", Father O'Leary tells an amusing story. He was contacted by a lady who had a manuscript of the poem by Art's wife and a man was attempting to translate it into English for her. She was afraid that the would-be translator had a poor grasp of Irish to do the work properly and she wondered if Father O'Leary would do it instead. In due course he received it with an accompanying letter stating that there was one line that the man had completely failed to make out; she said that there was a mention of a "Madam Anne" in the line and that for the life of him he couldn't make out who "Madam Anne" was. She wrote to the priest that Art's wife laid the entire blame for his death on this "Madam Anne" and she was anxious to discover who she was. I now quote the priest's words:
"She told me where I would get the line in the manuscript. I searched and found it and also the two lines before it. Here they are:
'Art Ua Laoghaire
Atá anso traochta
Ó mhaidin anné agam.'
I admit that I opened my mouth and let out a shout of laughter, which was heard in every part of the house, when I saw what a wicked woman - the evil-minded, malevolent Madam Anne! had risen before out of that tiny, little, unsuspected phrase 'Ó mhaidin anné' - 'since yesterday morning."