text_original: In three quarters of a century the population of Ireland had nearly trebled. For six months out of the twelve one third of this population, or 2,385,000 people, were on the verge of starvation. Something had to be done ; but what
text_transcription: IN THREE QUARTERS OF A CENTURY THE POPULATION OF IRELAND HAD NEARLY TROUBLED FOR SIX MONTHS OUT OF THE TWELVE ONE THIRD OF THIS POPULATION OR TWO MILLION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE ON THE VERGE OF STARVATION SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE BUT WHAT
phonemes: ɪn θɹˈiː kwˈɔːɹɾɚz əvə sˈɛntʃɚɹi ðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈaɪɚlənd hæd nˌɪɹli tɹˈɛbəld. fɔːɹ sˈɪks mˈʌnθs ˌaʊɾəv ðə twˈɛlv wˈʌn θˈɜːd ʌv ðɪs pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən, ɔːɹ tˈuː,θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ pˈiːpəl, wɜːɹ ɔnðə vˈɜːdʒ ʌv stɑːɹvˈeɪʃən. sˈʌmθɪŋ hædtə biː dˈʌn ; bˌʌt wˈʌt