He became a fluent speaker of Old Irish, and may have married a princess of the Uí Néill dynasty, probably Fín the daughter (or possibly granddaughter) of Colmán Rímid.
Aprendeu a falar de forma fluída o irlandés antigo e podería haberse casado cunha princesa da dinastía Uí Néill, probabelmente a filla ou a neta de Colmán Rímid.