batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l15543-l15553
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l15543-l15553
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: NOTES / I. THE APOLOGY / II. THE AGE AND ORIGIN OF THE STORIES OF THE FIANNA
/ III. THE AUTHORITIES; lines 15543-15553
start: '15543'
end: '15553'
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: In a notes section titled “III. THE AUTHORITIES,” the compiler states that
the following list names the authorities chiefly used in assembling and translating
the stories. The compiler says the list cannot be fully accurate because phrases
or whole passages were sometimes transferred between stories, some Scottish Gaelic
materials were used in the second part, and the notes were written away from libraries
without verification.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage is headed “III. THE AUTHORITIES.”
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The speaker says a list of authorities follows and that these authorities
chiefly helped in putting the stories together and translating the text.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The speaker says the list cannot be made quite accurate because a phrase or
whole passage was sometimes moved from one story to another where it seemed to
fit better.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The speaker says stories preserved in Scottish Gaelic were sometimes used
in the second part of the book.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The speaker says the notes were written away from libraries and could not
be verified, though the speaker thinks them fairly correct.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: first-person compiler or translator
description: The passage’s first-person speaker describes compiling stories, translating
text, using authorities, transferring material between stories, and writing notes.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: compiler-translator
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The speaker says they put the stories together, translated the text, used
authorities, and sometimes moved phrases or passages between stories.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
symbols: []
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: compiler’s note on authorities and method
summary: The compiler introduces a list of sources and explains limitations in accuracy,
including editorial transfer of material between stories, use of Scottish Gaelic
materials, and inability to verify the notes while away from libraries.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
candidate_motifs: []
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 15543-15547
quote_or_summary: The section is titled “III. THE AUTHORITIES,” and the speaker
says the following list contains the authorities chiefly used in assembling the
stories and translating the text.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 15547-15550
quote_or_summary: The speaker says the list cannot be fully accurate because a phrase
or whole passage was sometimes transferred from one story to another where it
seemed to fit better.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 15550-15552
quote_or_summary: The speaker says that, in the second part of the book, some stories
preserved in Scottish Gaelic were used, as indicated by references.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 15552-15553
quote_or_summary: The speaker says the notes are being written away from libraries
and cannot be verified, though they are thought to be fairly correct.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: high
comparison_claims: high
notes: The passage is an editorial note about sources and method rather than a mythic
narrative; no motif or symbol candidates are extracted.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
No available taxonomy motif or symbol refs are supported by this passage.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg__l15543-l15553
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