text_original: The way the elfin dames first came to dwell there was this: A long, ay, a very long time ago, St. Patrick came over from Ireland on a visit to St. David of Wales, just to say 'Sut yr y'ch chwi?' (How d'ye do?); and as they were strolling by this lake conversing on religious topics in a friendly manner, some Welsh people who had ascertained that it was St. Patrick, and being angry at him for leaving Cambria for Erin, began to abuse him in the Welsh language, his native tongue.
text_transcription: THE WAY THE ELFIN DAMES FIRST CAME TO DWELL THERE WAS THIS A LONG AY A VERY LONG TIME AGO SAINT PATRICK CAME OVER FROM IRELAND ON A VISIT TO SAINT DAVID OF WALES JUST TO SAY SURELY FREE HOW D'YE DO AND AS THEY WERE STROLLING BY THIS LAKE CONVERSING ON RELIGIOUS TOPICS IN A FRIENDLY MANNER SOME WELSH PEOPLE WHO HAD ASCERTAINED THAT IT WAS SAINT PATRICK AND BEING ANGRY AT HIM FOR LEAVING CAMBRIA FOR ERIN BEGAN TO ABUSE HIM IN THE WELSH LANGUAGE HIS NATIVE TONGUE
phonemes: ðə wˈeɪ ðɪ ˈɛlfɪn dˈeɪmz fˈɜːst kˈeɪm tə dwˈɛl ðɛɹwˌʌz ðˈɪs: ɐ lˈɔŋ, ˈaɪ, ɐ vˈɛɹi lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm ɐɡˈoʊ, sənt. pˈætɹɪk kˈeɪm ˌoʊvɚ fɹʌm ˈaɪɚlənd ˌɔn ɐ vˈɪzɪt tə sənt. dˈeɪvɪd ʌv wˈeɪlz, dʒˈʌst tə sˈeɪ sˈʌt ɚ jətʃ sˌiːˌeɪtʃdˌʌbəljˌuːˈaɪ? (hˌaʊ djə dˈuː?); ænd æz ðeɪ wɜː stɹˈoʊlɪŋ baɪ ðɪs lˈeɪk kənvˈɜːsɪŋ ˌɔn ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs tˈɑːpɪks ɪn ɐ fɹˈɛndli mˈænɚ, sˌʌm wˈɛlʃ pˈiːpəl hˌuː hæd ˌæsɚtˈeɪnd ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz sənt. pˈætɹɪk, ænd bˌiːɪŋ ˈæŋɡɹi æt hˌɪm fɔːɹ lˈiːvɪŋ kˈæmbɹiə fɔːɹ ˈɛɹɪn, bɪɡˈæn tʊ ɐbjˈuːz hˌɪm ɪnðə wˈɛlʃ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ, hɪz nˈeɪɾɪv tˈʌŋ.