text_original: The saying was that no man should ever be sent as Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland who could not prove that he had thoroughly mastered the meaning of the noble Irish poem rendered by Clarence Mangan as "Dark Rosaleen."
text_transcription: THE SAYING WAS THAT NO MAN SHOULD EVER BE SENT AS CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND WHO COULD NOT PROVE THAT HE HAD THOROUGHLY MASTERED THE MEANING OF THE NOBLE IRISH POEM RENDERED BY CLARENCE MANGEN AS DARK ROSALEEN
phonemes: ðə sˈeɪɪŋ wʌz ðæt nˈoʊ mˈæn ʃˌʊd ˈɛvɚ biː sˈɛnt æz tʃˈiːf sˈɛkɹətɹi tə ðə lˈɔːɹd luːtˈɛnənt ʌv ˈaɪɚlənd hˌuː kʊd nˌɑːt pɹˈuːv ðæt hiː hæd θˈʌɹoʊli mˈæstɚd ðə mˈiːnɪŋ ʌvðə nˈoʊbəl ˈaɪɹɪʃ pˈoʊᵻm ɹˈɛndɚd baɪ klˈæɹəns mˈæŋɡən æz "dˈɑːɹk ɹˈoʊzɐlˌiːn."