batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l10579-l10614
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l10579-l10614
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
passage_locator:
label: PART II / LITERAL TRANSLATION / THE RAID FOR DARTAID'S CATTLE / INTRODUCTION;
lines 10579-10614
start: '10579'
end: '10614'
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: The introduction identifies manuscript sources for “The Raid for Dartaid's
Cattle,” explains how the prose version combines Egerton 1782 with additions from
the Yellow Book of Lecan, notes a related opening fragment in the Book of the
Dun Cow, and characterizes the tale as a simple example of fairy vengeance with
troop-description parallels in other Irish heroic tales and a Munster connection.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage introduces a tale titled “The Raid for Dartaid's Cattle.”
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: 'The editor says Windisch gives the tale from two versions: Egerton 1782 and
the Yellow Book of Lecan.'
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The prose version includes Yellow Book of Lecan additions where they add to
the Egerton text, with uncertain renderings marked by question marks and insertions
indicated by brackets.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The opening of the story is also said to occur in the eleventh-century Book
of the Dun Cow and to agree closely with the later texts.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The introduction characterizes the story as a good example of fairy vengeance.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The description of the troop's appearance is said to recall similar descriptions
in the Tain bo Fraich and the Courtship of Ferb.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: The tale is described as connected with the province of Munster, unlike most
heroic tales, which the passage says are connected with the other three provinces.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: Orlam is identified as the hero at the end of the tale and as one of Cuchulain's
earliest victims in the Tain bo Cualgne.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: fairy agents
description: Unspecified fairy figures associated with vengeance in the tale.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: troop
description: A troop whose appearance is described in the tale; this introduction
compares that description to descriptions in other Irish heroic tales.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Orlam
description: Named as the hero of the end of the tale and as one of Cuchulain's
earliest victims in the Tain bo Cualgne.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Cuchulain
description: Mentioned in relation to Orlam, who is described as one of Cuchulain's
earliest victims in the Tain bo Cualgne.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: agents of vengeance
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage characterizes the story as an example of fairy vengeance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: visually described troop
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage mentions the description of the troop's appearance and compares
it to similar descriptions in other tales.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: hero of the end of the tale
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The passage explicitly calls Orlam the hero of the end of the tale.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:4
label: victim in the Tain bo Cualgne
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The passage says Orlam was one of Cuchulain's earliest victims in the Tain
bo Cualgne.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:5
label: killer or victor associated with Orlam's victimhood
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The passage identifies Orlam as one of Cuchulain's earliest victims.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols: []
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Introductory source and motif framing
summary: The introduction explains the manuscript basis for the translated tale
and then frames the tale as involving fairy vengeance, a notable troop appearance,
a Munster connection, and a link between Orlam and Cuchulain in the Tain bo Cualgne.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: fairy vengeance
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The introduction explicitly describes the story as “a good example of fairy
vengeance.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is an introduction and does not narrate the revenge episode
itself.
- id: motif:2
label: cattle raid
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The tale title is “The Raid for Dartaid's Cattle.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: Only the title is present in this passage; the raiding action is not described
here.
- id: motif:3
label: recognizable troop appearance
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The introduction singles out the description of a troop's appearance and
compares it with descriptions in other Irish tales.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The actual visual details of the troop are not included in this passage.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage itself states that the description of the troop's appearance
recalls similar descriptions in the Tain bo Fraich and the Courtship of Ferb.
claim_level: visual_similarity
target: Tain bo Fraich and Courtship of Ferb
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The passage gives no detailed features of the troop's appearance, so
the basis of the resemblance cannot be independently specified here.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage connects Orlam with the Tain bo Cualgne by identifying him as
one of Cuchulain's earliest victims there.
claim_level: same_function
target: Tain bo Cualgne episode involving Orlam as Cuchulain's victim
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage states a narrative connection but does not provide the
Tain bo Cualgne episode or details of Orlam's role there.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: 10579-10581
quote_or_summary: "“THE RAID FOR DARTAID'S CATTLE”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 10583-10587
quote_or_summary: 'Windisch presents the tale from two manuscript versions: Egerton
1782 and the Yellow Book of Lecan.'
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: 10589-10599
quote_or_summary: The prose version incorporates Yellow Book of Lecan additions
where they add to Egerton, marks uncertain renderings, and indicates insertions
by brackets.
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: 10601-10605
quote_or_summary: The opening of the story appears in the eleventh-century Book
of the Dun Cow and closely agrees with the two later texts.
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: quote
locator: 10607-10610
quote_or_summary: "“a good example of fairy vengeance”; the troop's appearance “recalls
similar descriptions in the Tain bo Fraich, and in the Courtship of Ferb.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 10610-10612
quote_or_summary: The tale is noted for its connection with Munster, while most
heroic tales are said to be connected with the other three provinces.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: quote
locator: 10612-10614
quote_or_summary: "“Orlam, the hero of the end of the tale, was one of Cuchulain's
earliest victims in the Tain bo Cualgne.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The passage is introductory rather than narrative. It supports several motif
labels and comparisons explicitly, but provides few concrete narrative details.
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 references were assigned because the available taxonomy list does not include a direct category for fairy vengeance, cattle raid, or troop appearance.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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