text_original: The close of the American Civil War (1865) gave the signal, as it offered the opportunity, for the opening of the Fenian attack. In that war had fought, on both sides, thousands of Irish  Americans. Some had attained distinction, all had gained experience ; that ex  perience they were now burning to utilize in a cause more im  mediately their own.
text_transcription: THE CLOSE OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR EIGHTEEN SIXTY FIVE GAVE THE SIGNAL AS IT OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE OPENING OF THE FENIAN ATTACK IN THAT WAR HAD FOUGHT ON BOTH SIDES THOUSANDS OF IRISH AMERICANS SOME HAD ATTAINED DISTINCTION ALL HAD GAINED EXPERIENCE THAT EXPERIENCE THEY WERE NOW BURNING TO UTILIZE AND A CAUSE MORE IMMEDIATELY THEIR OWN
phonemes: ðə klˈoʊs ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ (wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv) ɡˈeɪv ðə sˈɪɡnəl, æz ɪɾ ˈɔfɚd ðɪ ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi, fɚðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ʌvðə fˈiːniən ɐtˈæk. ɪn ðæt wˈɔːɹ hæd fˈɔːt, ˌɔn bˈoʊθ sˈaɪdz, θˈaʊzəndz ʌv ˈaɪɹɪʃ ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz. sˌʌm hæd ɐtˈeɪnd dɪstˈɪŋkʃən, ˈɔːl hæd ɡˈeɪnd ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns ; ðæt ˈɛks pˈɪɹiəns ðeɪ wɜː nˈaʊ bˈɜːnɪŋ tə jˈuːɾɪlˌaɪz ɪn ɐ kˈɔːz mˈɔːɹ ˈɪm mˈiːdɪˌeɪtli ðɛɹ ˈoʊn.