batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l11030-l11054
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l11030-l11054
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
passage_locator:
label: THE RAID FOR DARTAID'S CATTLE / LITERAL TRANSLATION / THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE
OF REGAMON / INTRODUCTION; lines 11030-11054
start: '11030'
end: '11054'
translation: Heroic Romances of Ireland
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: there is not even a hint of the super-natural; the story contains no slaughter
summary: The introduction describes manuscript witnesses and editorial choices for
'The Raid for the Cattle of Regamon,' then characterizes the tale as non-tragic,
non-supernatural, without slaughter, involving youthful raiders, and ending well.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage states that two versions of the tale come from the Yellow Book
of Lecan and Egerton MS. 1782.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage states that the Yellow Book version is more legible, older, and
somewhat fuller, and that the prose rendering follows it with one addition from
the Egerton manuscript.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage states that the tale is unlike romances described as tragic in
character.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The passage states that the tale contains no hint of the supernatural and
no slaughter.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The passage states that the youthful raiders seem to be regarded as quite
irresponsible persons.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The passage states that the tale has what is called a good ending.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: youthful raiders
description: A collective group described as youthful raiders who seem to be treated
as irresponsible persons.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: youthful raiders
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The introduction explicitly calls them youthful raiders and says they are
regarded as irresponsible.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: cattle as object of raid
literal_form: cattle
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Introductory characterization of a cattle raid tale
summary: The introduction frames the tale as a cattle raid story involving youthful
raiders, with no supernatural element, no slaughter, and a good ending.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: cattle raid by youthful raiders
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The title identifies a raid for cattle, and the introduction characterizes
the actors as youthful raiders.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is an introduction rather than a narrative episode, so details
of the raid itself are not present.
- id: motif:2
label: non-supernatural, non-lethal raid with good ending
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage emphasizes that the tale has no supernatural element, no slaughter,
and a good ending.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: This is an editorial characterization of the whole tale, not a direct
scene from the story.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 11030-11038
quote_or_summary: Two versions of the tale are said to come from the Yellow Book
of Lecan and Egerton MS. 1782.
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: lines 11038-11047
quote_or_summary: The Yellow Book version is described as more legible, older, and
fuller; the prose rendering follows it, with one addition from the Egerton manuscript.
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: quote
locator: lines 11048-11052
quote_or_summary: '"there is not even a hint of the super-natural; the story contains
no slaughter"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt quoted.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 11052-11054
quote_or_summary: The youthful raiders are described as seemingly irresponsible,
and the whole is said to have a good ending.
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: citation
locator: line 11030
quote_or_summary: 'Title: The Raid for the Cattle of Regamon.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; cited.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is primarily an editorial introduction. Motif candidates are
based on the title and the introduction's explicit characterization, not on detailed
narrative action.
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 motif family was assigned because the available taxonomy does not include a precise cattle-raid or comic-raid category, and the passage does not support treating the cattle raid as sacred theft.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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