text_original: Early in October the outlook became very serious. The Prime Minister clearly apprehended the situation. In 1846 at least half the Irish peasantry would have to be fed on corn. But the English corn crop, like the Irish potato crop, was a failure.
text_transcription: EARLY IN OCTOBER THE OUTLOOK BECAME VERY SERIOUS THE PRIME MINISTER CLEARLY APPREHENDED THE SITUATION IN EIGHTEEN FORTY SIX AT LEAST HALF THE IRISH PEASANTRY WOULD HAVE TO BE FED ON CORN BUT THE ENGLISH CORN CROP LIKE THE IRISH POTATO CROP WAS A FAILURE
phonemes: ˈɜːli ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ ðɪ ˈaʊtlʊk bɪkˌeɪm vˈɛɹi sˈɪɹiəs. ðə pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ klˈɪɹli ˌæpɹihˈɛndᵻd ðə sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɪks æt lˈiːst hˈæf ðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ pˈɛzəntɹi wʊdhˌævtə biː fˈɛd ˌɔn kˈɔːɹn. bˌʌt ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ kˈɔːɹn kɹˈɑːp, lˈaɪk ðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ pətˈeɪɾoʊ kɹˈɑːp, wʌzɐ fˈeɪlɪɹ.