text_original: To put the old treason law into operation against " Young Irishmen " was to employ a sledgehammer to crush beetles. Early in 1848, therefore, the Treason  Felony Act was passed and a large number of offences were removed from the category of treason into that of treason  felony.
text_transcription: TO PUT THE OLD TREASON LAW INTO OPERATION AGAINST YOUNG IRISHMEN WAS TO EMPLOY A SLEDGE HAMMER TO CRUSH BEETLES EARLY IN EIGHTEEN FORTY EIGHT THEREFORE THE TREES IN FELONY ACT WAS PASSED AND A LARGE NUMBER OF OFFENCES WERE REMOVED FROM THE CATEGORY OF TREASON INTO THAT OF TREES IN FELONY
phonemes: tə pˌʊt ðɪ ˈoʊld tɹˈiːzən lˈɔː ˌɪntʊ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɐɡˈɛnst " jˈʌŋ ˈaɪɹɪʃmˌɛn " wʌz tʊ ɛmplˈɔɪ ɐ slˈɛdʒhæmɚ tə kɹˈʌʃ bˈiːɾəlz. ˈɜːli ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, ðə tɹˈiːzən fˈɛləni ˈækt wʌz pˈæst ænd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv əfˈɛnsᵻz wɜː ɹᵻmˈuːvd fɹʌmðə kˈæɾɪɡɚɹi ʌv tɹˈiːzən ˌɪntʊ ðæt ʌv tɹˈiːzən fˈɛləni.