ðɪ ɐpˈæɹəntli fˈeɪvɚɹəbəl sˈeɪvɪŋ ʌv pˈaʊnd wˈʌn,wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ wʌz mˌeɪd mˈʌtʃ ʌv ɔnðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ sˈaɪd, bˌʌt mˈoːɹ ðɐn mˈætʃt wʌt ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ wʊdhɐv ɡɹˈædʒuːəli lˈɔst ˌoʊvɚ ðə fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən jˈɪɹz, ɪf ðə vˈæljuː wʌz dɪskˈaʊntᵻd ɔnðə tˈaɪm vˈæljuː ʌv mˈʌni bˈeɪsɪs.
The apparently favourable saving of £1,175,000 was made much of on the Irish side, but more than matched what the British would have gradually lost over the 47 years, if the value was discounted on the Time value of money'' basis.