batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l15806-l15902

batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l15806-l15902

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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l15806-l15902
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
  label: BOOK FOUR / THE EVER-LIVING LIVING ONES / PART TWO. THE FIANNA / IV. THE
    PRONUNCIATION; lines 15806-15902
  start: '15806'
  end: '15902'
  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: A pronunciation guide lists approximate English pronunciations for Irish
    names and place-names, followed by an editorial note explaining that the author
    has not used a fixed spelling rule and has sometimes preferred customary or convenient
    forms such as “Slieve” and “Inver.”
  language: English
  quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: The passage is headed as a section on pronunciation.
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: The passage provides approximate pronunciations for a list of names presented
    as difficult.
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
- id: obs:3
  text: The list includes personal names, group names, festivals, and place-names
    with pronunciation equivalents.
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: obs:4
  text: The author states that no fixed rule has been followed for spelling Irish
    names.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: obs:5
  text: The author says the spellings used come from various authorities, but those
    authorities vary.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: obs:6
  text: The author gives “Slieve” for “Sliabh” and “Inver” for “Inbhir” as examples
    of spelling choices made for custom and convenience.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: obs:7
  text: The author expresses hope that scholars will work on and settle questions
    of spelling and pronunciation as far as possible.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
figures: []
roles: []
symbols: []
scenes: []
candidate_motifs: []
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: quote
  locator: 15806-15809
  quote_or_summary: "“IV. THE PRONUNCIATION” and “This is the approximate pronunciation
    of some of the more difficult names:”"
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for identification.
- id: ev:2
  type: summary
  locator: 15810-15879
  quote_or_summary: The passage lists Irish names and place-names, such as Adhnuall,
    Aoife, Beltaine, Caoilte, Lugh, Magh Mell, Niamh, Samhain, Sidhe, Teamhair, and
    Tuatha de Danaan, with approximate pronunciations.
  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: quote
  locator: 15881-15886
  quote_or_summary: "“I have not followed a fixed rule as to the spelling of Irish
    names” and notes that authorities “vary so much.”"
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:4
  type: summary
  locator: 15886-15896
  quote_or_summary: The author explains using “Slieve” for “Sliabh” and “Inver” for
    “Inbhir,” describing the latter as a river mouth, because these forms are customary
    or useful.
  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: 15897-15902
  quote_or_summary: The author says scholars of Old Irish will provide good service
    if they address spelling and pronunciation of old names and settle them as far
    as possible.
  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: high
  comparison_claims: high
  notes: This is a pronunciation and spelling note rather than a narrative mythological
    passage; no figures, scenes, symbols, motifs, or comparison claims are supported
    by the supplied text.
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 taxonomy motifs or symbols assigned because the passage functions as a glossary/pronunciation guide and does not present mythic action or symbolic imagery.
  batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
  custom_id=motif_extract:celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg__l15806-l15902
  passage_sha256=796a91c66175a4a89c487a8a3e989942b76f8c5a0e7b7eb427d829dfa8e58dd3