batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l12892-l12983
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l12892-l12983
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER V. THE QUARREL / CHAPTER VI. THE WANDERERS / CHAPTER VII. FIGHTING
AND PEACE / CHAPTER VIII. THE BOAR OF BEINN GULBAIN; lines 12892-12983
start: '12892'
end: '12983'
translation: Gods and Fighting Men
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: 'Diarmuid lies dying on Beinn Gulbain and asks Finn to use a healing gift
connected with the Boinn: water given from Finn''s palms can restore youth and
health. Finn refuses because of Diarmuid''s taking of Grania, while Diarmuid recalls
past services to Finn and the Fianna and foretells future losses. Osgar threatens
Finn unless he brings water. Finn twice lets the water slip away while thinking
of Grania; on the third attempt he brings it, but Diarmuid dies before receiving
it. The Fianna mourn, Finn leaves with Diarmuid''s hound, and several companions
cover Diarmuid with their cloaks.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Diarmuid is found by Finn and the Fianna while the pains of death are coming
on him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Diarmuid says Finn has power to heal him by giving him a drink from the palms
of his hands, a gift associated with Finn's knowledge at the Boinn.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Finn says Diarmuid does not deserve the drink because Diarmuid took Grania
away from him at Teamhair while guarding her.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Diarmuid answers that Grania put bonds on him and recalls earlier occasions
when he saved or aided Finn and the Fianna.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Diarmuid foretells great misfortunes for the Fianna and says Oisin will be
left lamenting after them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Osgar urges Finn to give Diarmuid the drink and threatens violent consequence
if Finn refuses.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: obs:7
text: Diarmuid says a well with exceptionally fresh water is within nine footsteps
on the mountain.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Finn goes to the well three times; on the first two returns he lets the water
slip through his hands when the thought of Grania comes on him.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: On the third attempt Finn reaches Diarmuid with the water, but Diarmuid dies
at that moment.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: The Fianna give three heavy shouts in keening for Diarmuid.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: Finn says they should leave before Angus and the Tuatha De Danaan come, because
they might not believe the Fianna were not responsible for Diarmuid's death.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:12
text: Finn leads away Diarmuid's hound, Mac an Chuill; Oisin, Osgar, Caoilte, and
Lugaidh's Son return and place four cloaks over Diarmuid.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:13
text: In Diarmuid's recalled service, enemies throw fire and firebrands into a house,
and Diarmuid puts out the flames and kills attackers.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Diarmuid
description: A warrior of the Fianna, grandson of Duibhne, lying mortally wounded
and asking Finn for a healing drink.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Finn
description: Leader of the Fianna who possesses a healing gift but delays bringing
water to Diarmuid because of Grania.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: The Fianna of Ireland
description: The company present with Finn; they mourn Diarmuid with three heavy
shouts.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:9
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Grania
description: A woman whom Finn says Diarmuid took away from him at Teamhair; Diarmuid
says she put bonds on him.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Osgar
description: A kinsman of Finn who takes Diarmuid's side and threatens Finn if he
does not bring the water.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:11
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Oisin
description: One of Diarmuid's dear comrades, named in Diarmuid's prophecy as one
who will be left lamenting after the Fianna.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:11
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Angus
description: Named by Finn as one who may come upon the Fianna after Diarmuid's
death.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Tuatha De Danaan
description: Named by Finn as a group that may come upon the Fianna after Diarmuid's
death.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Mac an Chuill
description: Diarmuid's hound, led away by Finn after Diarmuid's death.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Caoilte
description: A companion who returns with others to put a cloak over Diarmuid.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Lugaidh's Son
description: A companion who returns with others to put a cloak over Diarmuid.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
roles:
- id: role:1
label: dying supplicant
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Diarmuid is dying and asks Finn for a healing drink.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: withholder of healing water
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Finn can bring a restorative drink but refuses or delays because of his grievance
over Grania.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:3
label: advocate and enforcer
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Osgar presses Finn to give Diarmuid the drink and threatens him if he does
not.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: absent beloved linked to quarrel
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Finn's refusal is tied to Diarmuid having taken Grania away, while Diarmuid
says Grania bound him to act.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: mourning war-band
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The Fianna keen for Diarmuid after his death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:6
label: loyal comrades at the body
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:10
- fig:11
basis: Oisin, Osgar, Caoilte, and Lugaidh's Son return and cover Diarmuid with their
cloaks.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: healing water
literal_form: Water from a well, carried in Finn's palms, said to make a person
young and well again from sickness.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:2
label: mountain death-place
literal_form: The mountain or hill of Beinn Gulbain where Diarmuid lies dying and
where the well is located.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:3
label: fire attack in remembered service
literal_form: Fire and firebrands thrown into a house during an earlier attack remembered
by Diarmuid.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:4
label: three failed or delayed water-bringing attempts
literal_form: Finn's three trips to the well, with two losses of water before the
third return comes too late.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:5
label: four cloaks over the dead warrior
literal_form: Four cloaks placed over Diarmuid by Oisin, Osgar, Caoilte, and Lugaidh's
Son.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:10
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: sym:6
label: three keening shouts
literal_form: Three heavy shouts given by the Fianna in mourning for Diarmuid.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Diarmuid asks Finn for healing
summary: Finn and the Fianna find Diarmuid near death. Diarmuid says Finn's gift
from the Boinn allows him to heal by giving water from his palms.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: The quarrel over Grania and past obligations
summary: Finn refuses on the ground that Diarmuid took Grania, while Diarmuid recalls
Grania's bonds and his past rescues and services for Finn and the Fianna.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:12
- id: scene:3
label: Prophecy of the Fianna's loss
summary: Diarmuid predicts coming misfortunes for the Fianna, few descendants left
after them, and Oisin lamenting after the Fianna.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Osgar compels Finn to fetch water
summary: Osgar insists that Finn give Diarmuid the drink and later threatens that
only one of them will leave the hill if Finn delays further.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Three attempts at the well
summary: Finn fetches water from the nearby well three times; twice he lets it slip
away while thinking of Grania, and the third time he arrives as Diarmuid dies.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:6
label: Mourning and departure
summary: The Fianna keen for Diarmuid. Finn urges departure before Angus and the
Tuatha De Danaan arrive. Finn leaves with Diarmuid's hound, while four companions
cover Diarmuid with cloaks.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: restorative water withheld from a dying hero
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
basis: The passage states that water given by Finn from his palms can restore youth
and health, but Finn delays until Diarmuid dies without receiving it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The restoration is asserted as possible but does not occur; the taxonomy
reference is approximate because the episode ends in death rather than rebirth.
- id: motif:2
label: wisdom-gift grants healing power
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Diarmuid says Finn received a great gift of knowledge at the Boinn and with
it the power to heal by giving a drink from his hands.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not describe the original acquisition of the gift, only
Diarmuid's statement about it.
- id: motif:3
label: stolen beloved as cause of heroic feud
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Finn refuses Diarmuid's request because Diarmuid took Grania away from him,
while Diarmuid says Grania imposed bonds on him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: Grania is not present in the scene; the motif appears as recalled grievance
motivating Finn's refusal.
- id: motif:4
label: dying hero foretells the war-band's ruin
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Diarmuid predicts misfortunes for the Fianna, few descendants left, and Oisin
lamenting after them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference exactly matches the prophetic lament pattern.
- id: motif:5
label: threefold delayed rescue attempt
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Finn goes to the well three times; two attempts fail because he lets the
water slip away, and the third comes too late.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage supports a threefold sequence, but no broader comparative
claim is made here.
- id: motif:6
label: comrades cover the dead warrior
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Four companions return and put their cloaks over Diarmuid's body.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: The act is literal funerary or honor behavior in the passage; broader
symbolic meaning is not specified.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 12892-12897
quote_or_summary: Finn and the Fianna come to the place while Diarmuid is in the
pains of death; Finn remarks on Diarmuid's altered appearance.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 12898-12905
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid says Finn can heal him because, when Finn received knowledge
at the Boinn, he also gained the power that anyone receiving a drink from his
palms would be young and well from sickness.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 12906-12922
quote_or_summary: Finn says Diarmuid does not deserve the drink, citing the night
at Teamhair when Diarmuid took Grania away while guarding her.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 12924-12939
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid says Grania put bonds on him and recalls rescuing Finn
and his men at the House of the Quicken Tree and serving in battle.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 12940-12950
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid says future misfortunes will come on the Fianna, few
of their seed will remain, and Oisin will be left lamenting after them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 12952-12959
quote_or_summary: Osgar says he will not let Finn refuse Diarmuid the drink and
tells Finn to give it without delay.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 12961-12964
quote_or_summary: Finn says he knows no well on the mountain; Diarmuid answers that
the best fresh-water well is within nine footsteps.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 12966-12977
quote_or_summary: Finn takes water in his hands from the well but twice lets it
slip away when the thought of Grania comes to him; Osgar then swears that if Finn
delays, only one of them will leave the hill.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 12977-12980
quote_or_summary: Finn brings water on the third attempt, but Diarmuid dies as Finn
reaches him; the Fianna give three heavy keening shouts.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 12982-12987
quote_or_summary: Osgar says Diarmuid's death is a greater pity than his own would
be; Finn urges leaving before Angus and the Tuatha De Danaan come, saying they
may not believe the truth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: 12988-12983
quote_or_summary: Finn and the Fianna depart, Finn leading Diarmuid's hound Mac
an Chuill; Oisin, Osgar, Caoilte, and Lugaidh's Son return and place four cloaks
over Diarmuid before following the others.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: 12910-12917
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid recalls an earlier feast where enemies surrounded a house,
shouted, threw fire and firebrands into it, and he went out, put out the flames,
and killed attackers.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The main actions, figures, and symbols are explicit in the supplied passage.
Motif taxonomy matches are cautious where the available taxonomy does not contain
exact labels for withheld healing, threefold delay, or dying prophecy.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
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