text_original: One of the privileges of the State Church was to exact tithes from all the farmers of the country for the maintenance of its clergymen. Ireland was almost altogether an agricultural country, and had but little to do with manufacturing industry, and in three out of the four provinces of Ireland the farmers, almost to a man, held to the religion of their Catholic forefathers and worshipped only at the altars of their faith.
text_transcription: ONE OF THE PRIVILEGES OF THE STATE CHURCH WAS TO EXTRACT TITHES FROM ALL THE FARMERS OF THE COUNTRY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS CLERGY IRELAND WAS ALMOST ALTOGETHER AN AGRICULTURAL COUNTRY AND HAD BUT LITTLE TO DO WITH MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY AND IN THREE OUT OF THE FOUR PROVINCES OF IRELAND THE FARMERS ALMOST TO A MAN HELD TO THE RELIGION OF THEIR CATHOLIC FOREFATHERS AND WORSHIPPED ONLY AT THE ALTARS OF THEIR FAITH
phonemes: wˈʌn ʌvðə pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz ʌvðə stˈeɪt tʃˈɜːtʃ wʌz tʊ ɛɡzˈækt tˈaɪðz fɹʌm ˈɔːl ðə fˈɑːɹmɚz ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi fɚðə mˈeɪntənəns ʌv ɪts klˈɜːdʒɪmˌɛn. ˈaɪɚlənd wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚɹ ɐn ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl kˈʌntɹi, ænd hæd bˌʌt lˈɪɾəl tə dˈuː wɪð mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ ˈɪndʌstɹi, ænd ɪn θɹˈiː ˌaʊɾəv ðə fˈɔːɹ pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz ʌv ˈaɪɚlənd ðə fˈɑːɹmɚz, ˈɔːlmoʊst tʊ ɐ mˈæn, hˈɛld tə ðə ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən ʌv ðɛɹ kˈæθlɪk fˈɔːɹfɑːðɚz ænd wˈɜːʃɪpt ˈoʊnli æt ðɪ ˈɔltɚz ʌv ðɛɹ fˈeɪθ.