ðɪ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən wʌz tʊ ɪnvˈɑːlv lˈændɪŋ ɐ sˈiːpleɪn ˌɔn ɐ lˈeɪk ɪn ˈaɪɚlənd tə səplˈaɪ ðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən ˈɑːɹmi ˌaɪˌɑːɹɹˈeɪ wɪð ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ fˈʌndz ænd ɐ tɹænsmˈɪɾɚ.
The operation was to involve landing a seaplane on a lake in Ireland to supply the Irish Republican Army (IRA) with operating funds and a transmitter.