text_original: It was costing the Government one million sterling a month, and to the Irish people was doing at least as much harm as good. On August 15th the Act expired, and this disastrous experiment was at an end. But the Irish Executive were still responsible for feeding a nation.
text_transcription: IT WAS COSTING THE GOVERNMENT ONE MILLIONS STERLING A MONTH AND TO THE IRISH PEOPLE WAS DOING AT LEAST AS MUCH HARM AS GOOD ON AUGUST FIFTEENTH THE ACT EXPIRED AND THIS DISASTROUS EXPERIMENT WAS AT AN END BUT THE IRISH EXECUTIVE WERE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR FEEDING A NATION
phonemes: ɪt wʌz kˈɔstɪŋ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wˈʌn mˈɪliən stˈɜːlɪŋ ɐ mˈʌnθ, ænd tə ðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ pˈiːpəl wʌz dˌuːɪŋ æt lˈiːst æz mˈʌtʃ hˈɑːɹm æz ɡˈʊd. ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst fˈɪftiːnθ ðɪ ˈækt ɛkspˈaɪɚd, ænd ðɪs dɪzˈæstɹəs ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt wʌz æɾ ɐn ˈɛnd. bˌʌt ðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv wɜː stˈɪl ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ fˈiːdɪŋ ɐ nˈeɪʃən.