batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l11057-l11194
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l11057-l11194
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 REGAMON / INTRODUCTION / THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE
OF REGAMON / FROM THE YELLOW BOOK OF LECAN; lines 11057-11194
start: '11057'
end: '11194'
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: Ailill and Maev consider acquiring Regamon's cattle as tribute to feed
future war-hosts. Because their seven sons love Regamon's seven daughters, Maev
proposes sending the sons. The sons depart with warriors; Mingar scouts ahead,
meets three of the daughters by springs of water, threatens them, and negotiates
for cattle and brides. The maidens agree in principle to aid the sons and consult
their sisters.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Regamon is described as a Connaught chieftain with many fields, martial fame,
and a great herd of cattle.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Regamon has seven daughters, and the seven sons of Ailill and Maev are in
love with them.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Ailill proposes sending heralds to Regamon's burg to obtain cattle as tribute
because cattle will be needed to feed hosts in war.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Maev proposes that their sons perform the mission because they seek the daughters
of Regamon as beloveds.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Morgor agrees to go from filial duty, while Mingar says the sons should receive
a greater reward and notes their lack of war training.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The sons leave on the quest with seven score fighting men sent by Maev.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Morgor says some of the band must scout the burg and test the maidens' love;
Mingar is assigned this task with two companions.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Mingar and two companions find three maidens by springs of water, draw swords,
and leap against them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: The maidens ask for their lives and offer a boon, but say they do not have
power to grant the cattle.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Mingar identifies himself as the son of Ailill and Maev and says the party
has come seeking cattle and brides.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: The maiden warns that their people will refuse the request and that the men
guarding the land are valiant.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: The maidens say they side with Mingar and go to tell their four sisters that
the sons of Ailill and Maev have come for cattle and brides.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Ailill
description: King in Connaught, husband or consort of Maev, father of the seven
sons called Mani; he proposes obtaining Regamon's cattle as tribute.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Maev
description: Queen in Connaught, mother of the seven sons called Mani; she proposes
sending the sons to obtain the cattle because of their love for Regamon's daughters.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Regamon
description: Connaught chieftain known for his fields, fighting fame, cattle herd,
and seven daughters.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Fergus
description: Named as present with Ailill and Maev when the council is held.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Seven sons of Ailill and Maev, called the Mani
description: Seven sons loved by Regamon's daughters; they are sent on the cattle-and-bride
quest with a fighting band.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Mani Morgor
description: One of the seven sons; he says they go out of love owed to their father
and later assigns the scouting task.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Mani Mingar
description: One of the seven sons; he asks for a greater reward, remarks on the
sons' lack of warcraft, scouts ahead, and negotiates with the maidens.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Seven daughters of Regamon
description: Seven daughters, three named collectively as Dunnan and four as Dunlaith;
they are loved by the sons of Ailill and Maev and become potential helpers.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Three maidens met by the springs
description: Three of Regamon's daughters encountered by Mingar and two companions
at springs of water; they ask for their lives, discuss the cattle, and say they
will side with him.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Four sisters of the three maidens
description: The four sisters to whom the three maidens carry news of the Connaught
men and their purpose.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: ruling commissioners of the raid mission
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: Ailill proposes obtaining Regamon's cattle, and Maev proposes sending their
sons to carry out the task.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: cattle-owning chieftain
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Regamon is introduced as a chieftain with a notable herd of cattle that Ailill
seeks as tribute.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: questing sons and cattle-seekers
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
basis: The sons are sent away on the quest with warriors to seek cattle and brides.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: role:4
label: scout and negotiator
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Mingar is assigned to search the land, meets the maidens, identifies himself,
and states the party's demands.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:5
label: beloved daughters and potential insider allies
assigned_to:
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
basis: The daughters are the beloveds sought as brides; the three encountered maidens
say they side with Mingar and consult their sisters.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: council participant
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Fergus is named as present with Ailill and Maev when they confer.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: cattle herd
literal_form: Regamon's kine, sought as tribute and as provisions for war-hosts
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: sym:2
label: springs of water
literal_form: springs of water where Mingar and companions find three maidens
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: swords
literal_form: swords drawn by Mingar and his two companions when they encounter
the maidens
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: seven sons and seven daughters
literal_form: 'two matched groups of seven: the sons of Ailill and Maev and the
daughters of Regamon'
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:5
label: brides
literal_form: Regamon's daughters sought in marriage or union by the sons of Ailill
and Maev
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Opening kinship and cattle setting
summary: The passage introduces Ailill and Maev, Regamon's cattle wealth and fame,
and the matching seven sons and seven daughters connected by love.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Council to obtain Regamon's cattle
summary: Ailill, Maev, and Fergus confer; Ailill proposes obtaining Regamon's cattle
as tribute, and Maev proposes sending their sons because of their desire for the
daughters.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Departure and scouting assignment
summary: The sons depart with seven score men; Morgor says scouts must learn how
to enter the burg and test the maidens' love, and Mingar receives the task.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Encounter at the springs
summary: Mingar and two companions find three maidens by springs of water, draw
swords, and bargain after the maidens ask that their lives be spared.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:5
label: Maidens consult their sisters
summary: The three maidens agree to side with Mingar, go to their four sisters,
and report that the sons of Ailill and Maev have come from Connaught seeking cattle
and brides.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: cattle raid or tribute demand for war-provisioning
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Ailill seeks Regamon's cattle as tribute and explains that cattle will be
needed to feed war-hosts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage frames the goal as tribute and acquisition of cattle; it does
not describe the completed raid within this excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: bride quest joined to cattle-taking mission
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Maev links the sons' mission to their love for Regamon's daughters, and Mingar
later states that the party has come for cattle and brides.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The excerpt presents the intended bride-seeking but does not yet resolve
whether marriages occur.
- id: motif:3
label: beloved insider allies aid raiders or suitors
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The daughters encountered by Mingar say they side with him, plan to help,
and consult their sisters about the Connaught men's arrival.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: Their aid is promised or planned in this passage, not yet fully enacted.
- id: motif:4
label: untested youths sent on martial quest
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: The sons leave home on a dangerous quest, while Mingar says they have been
tenderly cared for and have not been taught warcraft.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy reference 'departure' fits the leaving-on-quest
element only broadly.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly situates the Regamon cattle-taking episode as preparatory
to the larger Cuailgne cattle raid by saying the cattle will be needed to feed
hosts on that raid.
claim_level: same_function
target: the Cuailgne cattle-raid tradition named in the passage
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The excerpt only names the later raid and states a provisioning function;
it does not provide detailed narrative parallels beyond cattle acquisition for
war-hosts.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 11057-11066
quote_or_summary: Regamon is introduced in Connaught as a chief with many fields,
a great herd of cattle, and fame in battle.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 11067-11091
quote_or_summary: Regamon has seven daughters; Ailill and Maev have seven sons known
as Mani who love them. The daughters are grouped by the names Dunnan and Dunlaith.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 11092-11106
quote_or_summary: At council with Fergus, Ailill proposes sending to Regamon's burg
to obtain cattle as tribute, because cattle will soon be needed to feed hosts
in the war leading to the Raid for the Cuailgne kine.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 11107-11128
quote_or_summary: Maev says their sons should go because they love Regamon's daughters.
Morgor agrees from filial duty; Mingar asks for a greater reward and says the
sons lack hero-craft and war training.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 11129-11142
quote_or_summary: Ailill and Maev send the sons away with seven score fighting men.
Near the sought burg, Morgor says scouts must learn how to enter and test the
maidens' love; Mingar and two others are sent.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 11143-11154
quote_or_summary: Mingar and two companions find three maidens by springs of water,
draw swords against them, and hear the maidens ask for their lives and offer a
boon while saying they cannot grant the cattle.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 11155-11181
quote_or_summary: Mingar identifies himself as son of Ailill and Maev and says they
have come for cattle and brides. The maiden warns that the request will be resisted,
asks about his force, and the maidens say they side with him and will consult
their sisters.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 11182-11194
quote_or_summary: The maidens tell their four sisters that men from Connaught, the
sons of Ailill and Maev and their true loves, have come seeking cattle and brides;
the sisters express willingness if they have the power to aid.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The main narrative actions and figures are explicit. Motif labels are descriptive
and mostly not mapped to the supplied taxonomy because the passage is a heroic
cattle-raid episode rather than an explicitly sacred or cosmological mythic scene.
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: |-
All claims are based only on the supplied passage and metadata.
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