batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l10739-l10807
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source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
passage_locator:
label: LITERAL TRANSLATION / THE RAID FOR DARTAID'S CATTLE / INTRODUCTION / THE
RAID FOR DARTAID'S CATTLE; lines 10739-10807
start: '10739'
end: '10807'
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 fairy or visionary female figure promises treasure, appears to Corp Lee
the Gray, and warns him that Connaught nobles will come to raid Munster cattle
at a fixed hour. She urges him to prepare warriors and attack them. At dawn the
promised gifts appear at Croghan, prompting debate among the Connaught men. Orlam
rides to Dartaid, daughter of Eocho, near the Shannon; she agrees to go with him
with her cattle and to wed him. Corp Lee meets the raiding party; many Connaught
nobles die, Orlam escapes with a few companions and the cattle, and Dartaid is
killed. The place is named from Dartaid and the lake, and the tale is described
as a prelude to the Cualgne Raid.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A female fairy or vision promises bridles, brooches, and fairy treasure before
departing toward Corp Lee the Gray.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Corp Lee the Gray is located on the northern bank of Naymon and is described
as standing before the men of Munster as their champion.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The vision gives the names “Ruin” and “The Gathering of the Host,” and tells
Corp that ruin will come to sons of nobles and kings.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: The vision says royal youths from Connaught will come the next morning at
the ninth hour to harry Munster’s cattle.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The vision instructs Corp to bring warriors, meet the raiders, and restore
Munster’s honor by defeating the foray.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: At dawn the promised steeds, garments, and other gifts are found at the gate
of Croghan Ay in Connaught.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The men of Connaught disagree over whether to accept the risk, and Ailill
says refusing the offered bounty would be disgraceful.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Orlam rides toward the dwelling of Eocho’s daughter near the southern shore
of the Shannon, where moated Clew is seen.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: Dartaid meets the party and says that three cattle are still missing from
the assembled herd.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Orlam tells Dartaid not to delay for the missing cattle, asks whether she
will leave home and ride with them, and links the journey with marriage to him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:11
text: The troop marches with the cattle in the center and Dartaid riding beside
them.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:12
text: Corp Lee meets the Connaught party with warriors; battle follows, the Connaught
nobles and their warriors die, and Orlam escapes with eight companions.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:13
text: Orlam drives the cows and fifty heifers to Croghan after the battle.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:14
text: Dartaid is killed at the first onset of the battle near a lake.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: obs:15
text: The region is named Emly Darta from the lake and Dartaid, and the tale is
named Tain bo Dartae and recited as a prelude to the Cualgne Raid.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: unnamed fairy or vision
description: A female fairy or visionary figure who promises treasure, appears to
Corp Lee, names herself or her companions as “Ruin” and “The Gathering of the
Host,” and gives tactical prophecy.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Corp Lee the Gray
description: Son of Tassa, located at his hold on the northern bank of Naymon, champion
of the men of Munster, and leader who meets the Connaught raiders.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: men of Munster
description: The Munster side whose honor is said to have been tarnished and for
whom Corp Lee stands as champion.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: royal youths and nobles of Connaught
description: Connaught princes’ sons and warriors who are expected to raid Munster
cattle and later perish in battle.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Ailill
description: A Connaught figure who argues that refusing the offered bounty would
bring disgrace.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Orlam
description: A Connaught prince or noble who rides to Dartaid, asks her to accompany
him and wed him, survives the battle with eight companions, and drives the cattle
to Croghan.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:8
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Dartaid, daughter of Eocho
description: Eocho’s daughter, dwelling near the Shannon; she meets Orlam’s party,
agrees to go with them and the cattle, and is killed in battle near a lake.
role_refs:
- role:10
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Orlam’s eight surviving companions
description: Eight riders who escape the slaughter with Orlam.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: treasure-giver
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The figure promises bridles, brooches, fairy treasure, steeds, and garments
that later appear at Croghan.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: prophetic adviser
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The figure foretells the Connaught raid and gives Corp instructions about
the time, force, and ambush.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: Munster champion
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Corp is described as standing before the men of Munster as their champion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: ambush leader
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Corp is instructed to meet the raiders with warriors and later encounters
them in battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: injured polity or side
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The vision says Munster’s honor has been tarnished and should be cleared
by the deed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: raiding party
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:6
basis: Connaught royal youths are said to be coming to harry Munster’s cattle, and
Orlam leads the journey to Dartaid and the cattle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: advocate for accepting bounty
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Ailill says it would be disgraceful to spurn the offered bounty.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: suitor or bridegroom
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Orlam asks Dartaid to go with the cattle and says she is to wed him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:9
label: battle survivor
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:8
basis: Orlam and eight companions escape when the Connaught nobles perish.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: maiden accompanying cattle raid
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Dartaid agrees to leave home and rides beside the troop as the cattle are
driven.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:11
label: battle victim and place-name figure
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Dartaid is killed in battle, and the region and tale are named from her and
the lake.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: fairy treasure and finery
literal_form: bridles, brooches, steeds, garments, and fairy treasure
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: cattle and heifers
literal_form: Munster kine, Dartaid’s gathered cattle, cows, and fifty heifers
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: ninth hour
literal_form: the ninth hour of the morning, described as the appointed or fated
hour
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: Shannon and lake waters
literal_form: the Shannon river and the lake near which Dartaid falls
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: named region and named tale
literal_form: Emly Darta and Tain bo Dartae
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Fairy warning to Corp Lee
summary: The fairy or vision reaches Corp Lee, names ruin and host-gathering, and
foretells that Connaught nobles will raid Munster cattle at the ninth hour, advising
Corp to meet them with warriors.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Promised gifts at Croghan
summary: At dawn the promised treasure, steeds, and garments appear at Croghan Ay;
the Connaught men debate the risk, and Ailill argues that rejecting the bounty
would be disgraceful.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Orlam takes Dartaid and the cattle
summary: Orlam rides to Dartaid’s home near the Shannon, tells her not to delay
over missing cattle, asks her to leave home and marry him, and marches with the
cattle in the center while she rides beside the troop.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Battle, survival, and naming
summary: Corp Lee meets the Connaught party with warriors. The Connaught nobles
die, Orlam and eight companions escape with cattle and heifers, Dartaid is killed,
and the region and tale are named from her and the lake.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: prophetic otherworldly warning before a cattle raid
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: A fairy or vision foretells the exact time and purpose of the Connaught raid
and instructs Corp how to meet it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage identifies the figure as fairy/vision in translation but does
not elaborate her origin or powers beyond this episode.
- id: motif:2
label: otherworldly gifts lure warriors into peril
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Promised fairy treasure and finery appear at Croghan; debate follows, and
Ailill argues that rejecting the bounty would be shameful, after which Orlam proceeds
toward Dartaid and the raid.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage shows the gifts influencing the decision, but it does not
explicitly state that the gifts were intended as a trap.
- id: motif:3
label: cattle raid ending in ambush and slaughter
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Connaught nobles set out with Dartaid’s cattle, but Corp Lee meets them in
battle; most Connaught nobles and warriors die, while Orlam escapes with a few
companions and the herd.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: No broader cattle-raid taxonomy reference is supplied in the available
list.
- id: motif:4
label: maiden accompanies raiders and dies in battle
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Dartaid agrees to leave home and ride with Orlam and the cattle; she is killed
when battle begins.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents her agreement to go, so it should not be classified
as abduction on this evidence alone.
- id: motif:5
label: death creates a place-name and tale-name
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The region is said to take its name from the lake and Dartaid, and the tale
is named Tain bo Dartae.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: This is an etiological naming motif, but no matching taxonomy reference
is available in the supplied list.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly presents Tain bo Dartae as a prelude recited before
the Cualgne Raid.
claim_level: same_function
target: Cualgne Raid / Tain bo Cualnge within the Irish cattle-raid narrative cycle
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The passage supports a narrative or performative relationship as a
prelude, but it does not by itself establish shared origin, historical contact,
or identity of all motifs.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 10739-10752
quote_or_summary: A fairy or vision promises bridles, brooches, and fairy treasure,
goes to Corp Lee the Gray at Naymon, and answers his question about names with
“Ruin” and “The Gathering of the Host.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary with short quoted names.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 10753-10770
quote_or_summary: The vision says Connaught royal youths will come next morning
at the ninth hour to raid Munster cattle and tells Corp to assemble warriors and
attack them to restore Munster’s honor.
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: 10771-10783
quote_or_summary: At dawn the promised steeds, garments, and gifts are at Croghan
Ay; Connaught men debate the danger, Ailill says rejecting the bounty would disgrace
them, and Orlam rides toward Dartaid’s dwelling near the Shannon and moated Clew.
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: 10784-10795
quote_or_summary: Dartaid says three cattle are missing; Orlam tells her not to
wait, asks her to leave home and ride with them, and the troop marches with the
cattle in the center and the maiden beside them.
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: 10796-10803
quote_or_summary: Corp Lee meets the party with warriors; battle follows, the Connaught
nobles and warriors die, Orlam and eight companions escape, Orlam drives the cows
and fifty heifers to Croghan, and Dartaid is killed at the first onset.
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: summary
locator: 10804-10807
quote_or_summary: Dartaid falls near a lake; the region is named Emly Darta from
the lake and Dartaid, and Tain bo Dartae is said to be recited as a prelude to
the Cualgne Raid.
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: high
notes: The narrative sequence and named figures are explicit in the supplied passage.
Motif labels are descriptive and not mapped to most supplied taxonomy refs because
the available taxonomy does not include cattle-raid, ambush, or place-name etiologies.
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'
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