ðə plˈeɪ ɹˈiːtʃᵻz ɐ klˈaɪmæks æt ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə tˈɛɹᵻbəl bˈæɾəl ʌvðə sˈɑːm ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn ðɪ ˌænɪvˈɜːsɚɹi ʌvðə bˈæɾəl ʌvðə bˈɔɪn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðɪ ˈʌlstɚ dᵻvˈɪʒən sˈʌfɚd hˈɛvi kˈæʒuːəlɾiz.
The play reaches a climax at the start of the terrible Battle of the Somme on July 1, 1916 – the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 – in which the Ulster Division suffered heavy casualties.