batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l10227-l10274
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l10227-l10274
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
passage_locator:
label: THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF FRAECH / TAIN BO FRAICH / Part I / LITERAL TRANSLATION;
lines 10227-10274
start: '10227'
end: '10274'
translation: Heroic Romances of Ireland
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: A gold ring appears on a honey-dressed broiled salmon brought into the
palace. Ailill admits that the ring was his, that he knew Find-abair had given
it to Fraech, and that he threw it into the Dark Pool. Fraech explains that he
saw a salmon swallow the ring, caught the fish, and gave it to the daughter. Find-abair
vows loyalty to Fraech, and Ailill and Medb promise marriage if Fraech joins them
with his cows in the cattle raid and returns. Fraech accepts and departs with
his suite.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A maid brings a dish into the palace with a honey-dressed broiled salmon,
and a gold ring is on the salmon.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Ailill and Medb view the ring and salmon, and Fraech also looks at it and
at his purse.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Ailill says the ring was his, had been in Fraech's purse, was known by him
to have been given to Fraech by Find-abair, and was thrown by him into the Dark
Pool.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Fraech says he first found the ring before the outer court and kept it in
his purse because it was a lovely gem.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Fraech says the maiden who had lost the ring promised him a year's love as
a reward for finding it.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Fraech says he saw Ailill open the purse and throw the ring into the water,
and saw a salmon leap for it and take it into its mouth.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Fraech says he caught the salmon, lifted it in a cloak, and put it into the
daughter's hand; he identifies it as the salmon on the dish.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Find-abair declares that she will not set her mind on another youth in Ireland
after Fraech.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: Ailill and Medb require Fraech to bind himself, come with his cows to the
Spoil of the Cows from Cualnge, and return with his cows from the east; they say
he and Find-abair will wed that night.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: Fraech agrees, stays until morning, gathers his suite, bids farewell to Ailill
and Medb, and departs to his own territories.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Fraech
description: A youth who explains how the ring came back from the water through
the salmon; he agrees to join the cattle raid with his cows and later departs
with his suite.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Ailill
description: A ruler figure who views the ring, admits throwing it into the Dark
Pool, questions Fraech, and joins Medb in setting the condition for Fraech's marriage
to Find-abair.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Medb
description: A ruler figure who views the ring with Ailill and joins in requiring
Fraech to come with his cows to the cattle raid before marrying Find-abair.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Find-abair
description: The woman said by Ailill to have given the ring to Fraech; she declares
loyalty to Fraech and is promised as his marriage partner if conditions are met.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: maid
description: The maid brings the dish with the broiled salmon into the palace.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: the daughter
description: The daughter is said by Fraech to have prepared the honey-dressed salmon
and to have received the salmon from him.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: salmon
description: A salmon that takes the gold ring into its mouth after it is thrown
into the water and later appears broiled on a dish with the ring on it.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: suitor or chosen youth
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Find-abair vows not to choose another youth after Fraech, and Ailill and
Medb promise that Fraech and Find-abair will wed if he fulfills their condition.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:2
label: recoverer and explainer of the ring
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Fraech recounts seeing the ring thrown into the water, seeing the salmon
take it, catching the salmon, and giving it to the daughter.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: concealer or tester with the ring
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Ailill admits that he took the ring from Fraech's purse and threw it into
the Dark Pool, then asks Fraech to explain its recovery.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: marriage-condition setters
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
basis: Ailill and Medb require Fraech to bind himself and join the cattle raid with
his cows before he can wed Find-abair.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:5
label: promised bride or beloved
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Find-abair is the one who gave the ring to Fraech, declares loyalty to him,
and is named as the woman he will wed if the condition is fulfilled.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:6
label: female bearer or receiver of the salmon
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: The maid brings in the dish, and Fraech says he placed the caught salmon
into the daughter's hand.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: animal carrier of the lost ring
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Fraech says the salmon leaped for the ring and took it into its mouth after
it was thrown into the water.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: gold ring
literal_form: gold ring
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: salmon
literal_form: salmon that swallows and later bears the ring
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: Dark Pool and river water
literal_form: Dark Pool; river water
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: cows for the cattle raid
literal_form: Fraech's cows, to be brought to the Spoil of the Cows from Cualnge
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: purse
literal_form: Fraech's purse where the ring had been kept
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Ring appears on the salmon dish
summary: A maid brings a honey-dressed broiled salmon into the palace, and the gold
ring is on the salmon.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Ailill admits throwing the ring into the pool
summary: Ailill and Medb view the ring; Fraech checks his purse; Ailill says the
ring was his, that Find-abair gave it to Fraech, and that he threw it into the
Dark Pool.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Fraech explains the salmon recovery
summary: Fraech explains that he found the ring, kept it, later saw it thrown into
the water, saw a salmon swallow it, caught the salmon, and gave it to the daughter.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Find-abair's vow and marriage condition
summary: Find-abair vows not to choose another youth after Fraech. Ailill and Medb
require Fraech to join the cattle raid with his cows and return before the marriage
can occur.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:5
label: Fraech agrees and departs
summary: Fraech accepts the condition, stays until morning, prepares with his suite,
bids farewell, and departs to his own territories.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: lost ring recovered through a fish
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The ring thrown into the water is swallowed by a salmon; the salmon is caught,
prepared, and brought in with the ring on it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the sequence literally but does not name it as a traditional
motif.
- id: motif:2
label: concealed or discarded token used as proof
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Ailill admits he removed the ring from Fraech's purse and threw it into the
Dark Pool, then demands that Fraech explain how it was brought out.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage implies a test or proof around the ring, but the exact motive
is not fully explained in this excerpt.
- id: motif:3
label: marriage promised after martial or cattle-raid obligation
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Ailill and Medb promise Fraech marriage to Find-abair only after he binds
himself to come with his cows to the cattle raid and return with them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage concerns a marriage condition and exchange-like obligation,
but it does not explicitly frame the marriage as sacred.
- id: motif:4
label: beloved's vow of exclusive attachment
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Find-abair states that she will not set her mind on another youth in Ireland
after Fraech.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: This is a brief declaration rather than an extended motif sequence.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 10227-10234
quote_or_summary: A maid brings a dish into the palace with a honey-dressed broiled
salmon, and a gold ring is on the salmon.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 10238-10240
quote_or_summary: Ailill and Medb view the ring and salmon; Fraech looks at the
ring and then at his purse.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 10240-10247
quote_or_summary: Ailill says the ring was his, that it was in Fraech's purse, that
he knew Find-abair had given it to Fraech, and that he threw it into the Dark
Pool; he asks Fraech to explain how it was brought out.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 10248-10256
quote_or_summary: Fraech says he found the ring before the outer court, kept it
in his purse, heard the maiden looking for it, and was promised a year's love
as reward for finding it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 10257-10265
quote_or_summary: Fraech says he saw Ailill throw the ring into the water, saw a
salmon take it into its mouth, caught the salmon in a cloak, and put it into the
daughter's hand; he identifies it as the salmon on the dish.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: 10267-10268
quote_or_summary: '"I shall not throw my mind on another youth in Erin after thee,"
says Find-abair.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 10268-10272
quote_or_summary: Ailill and Medb tell Fraech to bind himself and come with his
cows to the Spoil of the Cows from Cualnge; if he returns with his cows from the
east, he and Find-abair will wed that night.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 10272-10274
quote_or_summary: Fraech agrees, remains until morning, prepares with his suite,
bids farewell to Ailill and Medb, and departs to his own territories.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is well supported by the passage. Motif labels are descriptive
and should be reviewed, especially the mapping of the marriage condition to the
supplied taxonomy reference sacred_exchange.
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 comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not explicitly support a cross-textual or historical comparison.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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