text_original: From the first, Protestantism had been regarded by the mass of the Irish Celts as the symbol of Saxon ascendancy ; it soon became associated with the policy of "plantations''.
text_transcription: FROM THE FIRST PROTESTANTISM HAD BEEN REGARDED BY THE MASS OF THE IRISH CELTS AS THE SYMBOL OF SAXON ASCENDANCY IT SOON BECAME ASSOCIATED WITH THE POLICY OF PLANTATIONS
phonemes: fɹʌmðə fˈɜːst, pɹˈɑːɾɪstəntˌɪzəm hɐdbɪn ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd baɪ ðə mˈæs ʌvðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ kˈɛlts æz ðə sˈɪmbəl ʌv sˈæksən ɐsˈɛndənsi ; ɪt sˈuːn bɪkˌeɪm ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪððə pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv "plæntˈeɪʃənz.