batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l15905-l16068
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l15905-l16068
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: THE EVER-LIVING LIVING ONES / PART TWO. THE FIANNA / IV. THE PRONUNCIATION
/ V. THE PLACE NAMES; lines 15905-16068
start: '15905'
end: '16068'
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 place-name glossary maps Irish names used in the work to modern or geographic
locations, including rivers, lakes, mountains, hills, islands, counties, and battle-associated
sites.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage is headed as a section on place names and consists of entries
pairing names with geographic identifications.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The list includes many water features, including rivers, lochs, waves, bays,
and coastal inlets.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The list includes many upland or mountain features, including hills, cnocs,
beinns, and slieves.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: One entry identifies Magh Tuireadh with Moytura near Sligo as the scene of
a great battle and Moytura near Cong as the scene of a first battle.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The list includes island and offshore locations, including Tory Island, Muckinish,
and islands in Clew Bay.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures: []
roles: []
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Water places
literal_form: Rivers, lochs, waves, bays, and coastal waters named in the glossary
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: Mountain and hill places
literal_form: Mountains, hills, cnocs, beinns, paps, and slieves named in the glossary
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: Battle-place name
literal_form: Magh Tuireadh / Moytura identified as battle scenes
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: Island and offshore places
literal_form: Island of Toraig, Muc-inis, and the Islands of Mod
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Place-name catalogue
summary: The passage catalogues Irish place names and identifies their corresponding
modern locations or geographic descriptions.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: scene:2
label: Magh Tuireadh as battle landscape
summary: Within the glossary, Magh Tuireadh is identified with Moytura near Sligo
and Moytura near Cong, with the entries noting battle associations.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Mythic geography preserved in place-name catalogue
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage maps names from the narrative tradition onto specific Irish landscapes
and includes at least one site identified by battle associations.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a glossary rather than a narrative episode; the motif label describes
a place-name pattern, not an enacted mythic event.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 15905-16068
quote_or_summary: The section titled “V. THE PLACE NAMES” lists Irish place names
and gives corresponding modern or geographic identifications.
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: lines 15905-16068; entries including Banna, Boinn, Loch Eirne, Sionnan,
Cliodna's Wave, Wave of Rudraighe
quote_or_summary: Several entries identify named waters such as rivers, lochs, waves,
and bays.
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: lines 15905-16068; entries including Beinn Gulbain, Cnoc Aine, Hill of
Uisnech, Paps of Dana, Slieve Echtge, Slieve Mis
quote_or_summary: Several entries identify named uplands, hills, and mountains.
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: quote
locator: lines 15905-16068; entry for Magh Tuireadh
quote_or_summary: "“Magh Tuireadh Moytura near Sligo, scene of great battle, and
Moytura, near Cong, scene of first battle.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 15905-16068; entries including Island of Toraig, Muc-inis, The Islands
of Mod
quote_or_summary: The glossary includes island and offshore locations such as Tory
Island, Muckinish, and islands in Clew Bay.
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 literal extraction is straightforward because the passage is a glossary.
Motif extraction is limited because there is no narrative action, only place-name
mapping and brief battle-site notes.
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 figures or roles were extracted because the passage does not describe characters or actions beyond place-name identifications.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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