batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l1995-l2030
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l1995-l2030
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
passage_locator:
label: THE COURTSHIP OF ETAIN / LEABHAR NA H-UIDHRI VERSION / MAC DATHO'S BOAR /
INTRODUCTION; lines 1995-2030
start: '1995'
end: '2030'
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 situates "Mac Datho's Boar" before the principal events
of the Heroic Period, identifies several named leaders and champions, describes
the textual basis in the Book of Leinster with some Harleian and Rawlinson readings,
and notes stylistic features and manuscript variations, including a single supernatural
variation in Rawlinson.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The tale is described as seeming to concern events before the principal events
of the Heroic Period.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Conor and Ailill are identified as leaders of Ulster and Connaught.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The king of Leinster in this tale is Mesroda Mac Datho, not Mesgegra.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: The Ulster champion in this tale is Conall Cernach rather than Cuchulain.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:5
text: The translation follows the Book of Leinster text as printed by Windisch,
with some later Harleian readings where the Leinster text seemed untranslatable.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: A Rawlinson B. 512 version is described as slightly different but substantially
the Leinster version.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: The style of the tale is described as more barbaric than the other romances
but relieved by humour.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: The passage states that the only supernatural touch occurs in one Rawlinson
manuscript variation.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: Curoi mac Dari is described as apparently a Munster hero whose prominence
was overshadowed by Ulster in accepted versions.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:10
text: Ferloga is mentioned in connection with a remark that he did not get his cepoc.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Mesroda Mac Datho
description: Named as the king of Leinster in this tale.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Conor
description: Named as a usual leader of Ulster.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Ailill
description: Named as a usual leader of Connaught.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Mesgegra
description: Named as Mesroda Mac Datho's brother and as a figure appearing in the
"Siege of Howth," but not as the king of Leinster in this tale.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Conall Cernach
description: Named as the Ulster champion and as Cuchulain's elder comrade.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Cuchulain
description: Named as a figure who is not the Ulster champion in this tale.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Curoi mac Dari
description: Described as seeming to have been a Munster hero and as overshadowed
in accepted versions by Ulster's superior glory.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Ferloga
description: Mentioned in connection with a variant remark that he did not get his
cepoc.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: provincial leader
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
basis: Conor and Ailill are identified as leaders of Ulster and Connaught.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: king of Leinster
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Mesroda Mac Datho is named as the king of Leinster in the tale.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: Ulster champion
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Conall Cernach is identified as the Ulster champion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: elder comrade
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Conall Cernach is described as Cuchulain's elder comrade.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: related or contrasting named figure
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:8
basis: Mesgegra, Cuchulain, and Ferloga are mentioned in relation to the tale or
its variants rather than as principal figures in the introductory description.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: Munster hero
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Curoi mac Dari is described as seeming to have been a Munster hero.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Mac Datho's boar
literal_form: boar in the tale title
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: cepoc
literal_form: cepoc, an untranslated item or term mentioned in connection with Ferloga
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Heroic-period placement and named leaders
summary: The introduction places the tale before the principal Heroic Period events
and identifies its relevant leaders and champions across Ulster, Connaught, and
Leinster.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Manuscript and variant framing
summary: The introduction explains the manuscript basis of the rendering and notes
differences among Leinster, Harleian, and Rawlinson materials, including verse
passages and a supernatural variation.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Notes on overshadowed and variant figures
summary: The introduction notes Curoi mac Dari as a Munster hero overshadowed by
Ulster in accepted versions and mentions a variant remark about Ferloga and his
cepoc.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Provincial heroic rivalry frame
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: The passage frames the tale through named provincial leaders, a king of Leinster,
and an Ulster champion, suggesting a heroic-political setting among Irish provinces.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: low
cautions: The passage is introductory and does not narrate an actual contest, succession,
or legitimating act; the taxonomy reference is only a broad fit.
- id: motif:2
label: Regional hero overshadowed by dominant heroic tradition
taxonomy_refs:
- culture_hero
basis: Curoi mac Dari is described as a Munster hero whose prominence is overshadowed
in accepted versions by Ulster's superior glory.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: low
cautions: This is a literary-historical observation about versions rather than a
fully narrated mythic motif in the passage.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The introduction explicitly compares this tale's cast and chronology with
other Irish heroic romances, noting that many named characters appear as chief
actors elsewhere while this tale uses different figures for Leinster kingship
and Ulster championship.
claim_level: same_function
target: Other romances of the Irish Heroic Period, including the "Siege of Howth"
as named in the passage
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The comparison is limited to roles and textual placement; the passage
does not provide narrative episodes for deeper motif comparison.
- id: claim:2
claim: The introduction contrasts the Rawlinson version of this tale with the case
of Etain by saying it is substantially the Leinster version and does not present
a different view of the story.
claim_level: same_function
target: Manuscript-version variation in the tale of Etain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: This is a textual comparison, not a direct mythic-symbolic comparison.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1995-2003
quote_or_summary: The introduction says "Mac Datho's Boar" seems to precede the
principal Heroic Period events; Conor and Ailill are leaders of Ulster and Connaught;
Mesroda Mac Datho is king of Leinster rather than Mesgegra; Conall Cernach, not
Cuchulain, is the Ulster champion.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 2004-2016
quote_or_summary: The rendering follows the Book of Leinster text printed by Windisch,
with some Harleian readings; a Rawlinson B. 512 version is slightly different
but substantially the Leinster version and unlike Etain does not give a different
view of the story.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 2017-2027
quote_or_summary: The tale's style is called more barbaric than other romances but
relieved by humour; the only supernatural touch is said to occur in a Rawlinson
variation; Curoi mac Dari is described as a Munster hero overshadowed by Ulster
in accepted versions.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 2027-2030
quote_or_summary: The passage mentions a remark that Ferloga did not get his cepoc
and suggests it may have been inserted by a later critic.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: low
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The passage is an editorial introduction rather than a narrative episode,
so figure and textual observations are stronger than motif extraction.
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 unsupported external details were added; taxonomy references are broad and low-confidence because the passage contains little narrated mythic action.
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