text_original: The more he thought over the question, the more he became convinced that it would not be possible to rely on the loyalty of all {75} the Catholic soldiers in the ranks of the army in Ireland if they were called upon to join in shooting down their own brothers and friends because these had risen in rebellion against the oppressive laws which excluded a Catholic from the full rights of citizenship.
text_transcription: THE MORE HE THOUGHT OVER THE QUESTION THE MORE HE BECAME CONVINCED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO RELY ON THE LOYALTY OF ALL THE CATHOLIC SOLDIERS IN THE RANKS OF THE ARMY IN IRELAND IF THEY WERE CALLED UPON TO JOIN IN SHOOTING DOWN THEIR OWN BROTHERS AND FRIENDS BECAUSE THESE HAD RISEN IN REBELLION AGAINST THE OPPRESSIVE LAWS WHICH EXCLUDED A CATHOLIC FROM THE FULL RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP
phonemes: ðə mˈɔːɹ hiː θˈɔːt ˌoʊvɚ ðə kwˈɛstʃən, ðə mˈɔːɹ hiː bɪkˌeɪm kənvˈɪnst ðˌɐɾɪt wʊd nˌɑːt biː pˈɑːsᵻbəl tə ɹᵻlˈaɪ ɔnðə lˈɔɪəlɾi ʌv ˈɔːl {sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv} ðə kˈæθlɪk sˈoʊldʒɚz ɪnðə ɹˈæŋks ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ɪn ˈaɪɚlənd ɪf ðeɪ wɜː kˈɔːld əpˌɑːn tə dʒˈɔɪn ɪn ʃˈuːɾɪŋ dˌaʊn ðɛɹ ˈoʊn bɹˈʌðɚz ænd fɹˈɛndz bɪkˈʌz ðiːz hæd ɹˈɪzən ɪn ɹᵻbˈɛliən ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ əpɹˈɛsɪv lˈɔːz wˌɪtʃ ɛksklˈuːdᵻd ɐ kˈæθlɪk fɹʌmðə fˈʊl ɹˈaɪts ʌv sˈɪɾɪzənʃˌɪp.