batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l9470-l9543
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passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER VI. LOMNA'S HEAD / CHAPTER VII. ILBREC OF ESS RUADH / CHAPTER VIII.
THE CAVE OF CRUACHAN / CHAPTER IX. THE WEDDING AT CEANN SLIEVE; lines 9470-9543
start: '9470'
end: '9543'
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: Finn and the Fianna hunt across hills, woods, and plains. Finn sleeps while
Diorraing watches, and after the hunt has dispersed they find a well-lit house
of the Sidhe belonging to Conan of Ceann Slieve. Finn and Diorraing are recognized
by their appearance and hounds, received with hospitality, and feasted. Finn sits
beside Conan's wife and daughter Finndealbh, asks Conan for Finndealbh as his
wife, is told she is promised to Fatha son of the King of Ess Ruadh, and accepts
Conan's demand that he answer questions under heroic bonds.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Finn and the Fianna conduct a wide hunt over the hill of Torc, Slieve Echtge,
other hills, woods, and plains, driving animals from their places with hounds.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Only Diorraing remains with Finn, and Finn asks him to keep watch while Finn
sleeps until evening.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: After Finn wakes, Diorraing goes to gather timber for shelter and sees a well-lighted
house of the Sidhe at the edge of the wood.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Finn and Diorraing go to the house, knock, and learn from the door-keeper
that it belongs to Conan of Ceann Slieve.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The door-keeper describes the two visitors by their appearance and by the
hounds they lead; Conan identifies them as Finn with Bran and Diorraing with Sceolan.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Finn and Diorraing are brought in, attended, disarmed, and given a feast.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Conan's wife sits on one side of Finn, and Conan's daughter Finndealbh sits
on the other.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Finndealbh is described as beautiful, with gold-colored curled hair, blue
eyes, and a soft four-cornered cloak fastened with a silver pin.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Finn asks Conan to give Finndealbh to him as wife.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: Conan says Finndealbh is already promised to Fatha, son of the King of Ess
Ruadh.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:11
text: Diorraing angrily defends Finn's worth, saying Finn would be better than all
the Men of Dea gathered into one body.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:12
text: Finn says he is not there to fight but to ask for a wife, and says he will
get her whether the Men of Dea approve or not.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:13
text: Conan says he will not quarrel, but puts Finn under bonds as a true hero to
answer everything Conan asks; Finn agrees.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Finn
description: Head of the Fianna of Ireland, identified by Conan; he sleeps during
the hunt, enters Conan's house, is feasted, and asks for Finndealbh as wife.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:9
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Diorraing, son of Domhar
description: The only companion remaining with Finn; he watches Finn, discovers
the Sidhe house, accompanies Finn, and defends Finn in speech.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:11
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: The Fianna
description: Finn's company of hunters, who hunt widely and later give over the
hunt when they do not know where Finn has gone.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Conan of Ceann Slieve
description: Owner of the Sidhe house; he recognizes Finn and Diorraing, receives
them, states Finndealbh is promised to Fatha, and puts Finn under bonds to answer
questions.
role_refs:
- role:7
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:10
- ev:13
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Door-keeper
description: Servant or gatekeeper at Conan's house who answers the door, reports
the visitors, and describes them to Conan.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Finndealbh of the Fair Shape
description: Conan's daughter, described as beautiful and seated beside Finn; Finn
asks for her as wife.
role_refs:
- role:10
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Conan's wife
description: Wife of Conan, seated on one side of Finn during the feast.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Fatha, son of the King of Ess Ruadh
description: The man to whom Conan says Finndealbh is promised.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Bran
description: Finn's small-headed, white-breasted hound with a collar of rubbed gold
and a chain of old silver.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Sceolan
description: Diorraing's yellow-spotted hound, led by a chain of bright bronze.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Men of Dea
description: A collective group invoked in Diorraing's comparison and in Finn's
statement about approval or disapproval.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
roles:
- id: role:1
label: leader of the Fianna
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Conan identifies Finn as Head of the Fianna of Ireland.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: marriage suitor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Finn asks Conan for Finndealbh as his wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:3
label: hero placed under bonds
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Conan puts Finn under bonds as a true hero to answer his questions, and Finn
agrees.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: role:4
label: watcher companion
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Finn asks Diorraing to watch while he sleeps.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: defender of Finn's honor
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Diorraing rebukes Conan's words and praises Finn above the Men of Dea.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:6
label: hunting company
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The Fianna conduct the hunt across the landscape with hounds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:7
label: Sidhe householder and host
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The door-keeper says the house belongs to Conan, and Finn and Diorraing are
received and feasted there.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: father or guardian of bride-candidate
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Finndealbh is called Conan's daughter, and Finn asks Conan for her as wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: role:9
label: threshold attendant
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The door-keeper answers the door and reports the visitors to Conan.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: daughter of the host
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The passage calls Finndealbh Conan's daughter.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:11
label: desired bride
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Finn asks for Finndealbh as wife, while Conan says she is promised to another
man.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:12
label: prior betrothed rival
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Conan says Finndealbh is promised to Fatha.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:13
label: named hound companion
assigned_to:
- fig:9
- fig:10
basis: Conan identifies the hounds as Bran in Finn's hand and Sceolan in Diorraing's
hand.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: hunting landscape
literal_form: hills, woods, rough hills, wide plains, animal coverts, and hunting
gaps
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: well-lighted Sidhe house
literal_form: a fine well-lighted house of the Sidhe on the edge of the wood
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: named hounds with precious collars and chains
literal_form: Bran with gold collar and silver chain; Sceolan with bronze chain
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:9
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: feast and disarming of guests
literal_form: weapons taken from the visitors and a grand feast prepared
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: heroic bonds
literal_form: Conan puts Finn under bonds as a true hero to answer questions
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: sym:6
label: marriage request
literal_form: Finn asks Conan for Finndealbh as wife despite her prior promise to
Fatha
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Wide hunt over hills and woods
summary: Finn and the Fianna hunt through hills, woods, and plains, driving deer,
foxes, badgers, birds, and fawns with their hounds.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Finn's sleep and Diorraing's watch
summary: Finn asks Diorraing to keep watch while he sleeps; after evening comes,
they decide not to follow the Fianna that night.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Discovery of Conan's Sidhe house
summary: Diorraing goes for timber but sees a well-lit house of the Sidhe near the
wood; Finn and Diorraing go there and speak with the door-keeper.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Recognition by appearance and hounds
summary: The door-keeper describes the visitors and their hounds; Conan recognizes
them as Finn with Bran and Diorraing with Sceolan.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Hospitality and seating beside Finndealbh
summary: Finn and Diorraing are brought in, disarmed, and feasted; Conan's wife
and daughter sit beside Finn, and Finndealbh is described as beautiful.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:6
label: Marriage request and heroic bonds
summary: Finn asks Conan for Finndealbh as wife; Conan says she is promised to Fatha;
Diorraing defends Finn, and Conan places Finn under bonds to answer questions.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:8
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- ev:13
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Hunt leading to a supernatural dwelling
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: The hunt leaves Finn and Diorraing separated from the Fianna, after which
they discover and enter a house of the Sidhe.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives a literal hunt and Sidhe house but does not explicitly
frame the episode as a formal departure motif.
- id: motif:2
label: Hospitality in an otherworldly house
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Finn and Diorraing enter a Sidhe house, are recognized, attended, disarmed,
and feasted.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The term 'otherworldly' is inferred only from the passage's identification
of the house as belonging to the Sidhe.
- id: motif:3
label: Hero seeks bride promised to another
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
basis: Finn asks for Finndealbh as wife, but Conan says she is already promised
to Fatha; Finn says he will get her regardless of the Men of Dea's opinion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: 'The taxonomy reference is tentative: the passage concerns a marriage
request involving Sidhe figures, but does not itself describe a completed marriage
or ritualized sacred union.'
- id: motif:4
label: Hero bound to answer a host's questions
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: Conan places Finn under bonds as a true hero to answer whatever Conan asks,
and Finn accepts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage ends before any questions or trial are shown, so an initiation
reading remains provisional.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 9470-9486
quote_or_summary: Finn and the Fianna hunt across the hill of Torc, Slieve Echtge,
other hills, woods, and plains, driving animals out with hounds.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 9487-9496
quote_or_summary: Only Diorraing stays with Finn; Finn asks him to watch while he
sleeps until the yellow evening light, and the Fianna give up the hunt not knowing
where he is.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 9497-9502
quote_or_summary: Finn sends Diorraing to gather timber for shelter; Diorraing sees
a fine well-lighted house of the Sidhe at the edge of the wood and reports it
to Finn.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 9502-9508
quote_or_summary: Finn and Diorraing go to the house, knock, and the door-keeper
says it belongs to Conan of Ceann Slieve.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 9509-9522
quote_or_summary: The door-keeper describes two Fianna visitors and their hounds;
Conan identifies them as Finn with Bran and Diorraing with Sceolan and orders
them admitted.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 9523-9525
quote_or_summary: Finn and Diorraing are brought in, receive attendance, have their
arms taken, and are given a grand feast.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 9525-9527
quote_or_summary: Conan's wife is seated on one side of Finn, and Conan's daughter
Finndealbh is seated on his other side.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 9527-9530
quote_or_summary: Finndealbh is described as beautiful, with gold-colored curled
hair, blue eyes, and a soft four-cornered cloak fastened with a silver pin.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: '9530'
quote_or_summary: After talking with Finndealbh and seeing her beauty, Finn asks
Conan for her as his wife.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 9530-9533
quote_or_summary: Conan tells Finn to stop asking because Finndealbh is promised
to Fatha, son of the King of Ess Ruadh.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: 9533-9538
quote_or_summary: Diorraing rebukes Conan's words and says Finn would be better
than all the Men of Dea if they were put into one body.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: 9538-9541
quote_or_summary: Finn tells Diorraing to stop, saying he is not there to fight
but to ask a wife, and that he will get her whether the Men of Dea approve or
not.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: 9541-9543
quote_or_summary: Conan says he will not quarrel but places Finn under bonds as
a true hero to answer all he asks; Finn agrees.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary generated for extraction.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal extraction is well supported by the supplied passage. Motif labeling
is cautious where taxonomy terms only partially match the episode. No comparison
claims were made because the passage itself does not support comparison beyond
its own narrative elements.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
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extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
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