batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l7907-l7968
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source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
passage_locator:
label: PAGE 85 / THE EXILE OF THE SONS OF USNACH / PAGE 91 / PAGE 93; lines 7907-7968
start: '7907'
end: '7968'
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 note introduces a fuller translation of Cathbad's poem about Deirdre.
The poem foretells sorrow for Ulster, exile for the sons of Usnach and Fergus,
violation of a safeguard, wounds and deaths, and Deirdre's grave and lasting renown.
Editorial notes discuss the translation of Deirdre's epithet and variant accounts
of Eogan's death.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage introduces a translation of the whole of Cathbad's poem and says
Thurneysen omits a verse.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Deirdre is addressed as a great cause of destruction and as a fair, famous,
pale, hidden or veiled daughter of Feidlimid; Ulster is said to sorrow in her
time.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: obs:3
text: An editorial note discusses whether the epithet should be understood as modest,
veiled, or hidden, and connects the hidden sense with Deirdre's long concealment
by Conor.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The poem foretells mischief on Deirdre's account and the exile of the three
lofty sons of Usnach.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The poem foretells a violent deed in Emain and later regret for violation
of the safeguard of the mighty son of Rog.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The poem says that through Deirdre will come the exile of Fergus from the
Ulstermen and the wound of Fiachna, son of Conor.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: A note states that Fiachna is Conor's grandson in the Book of Leinster account
and that Fiacha is Conor's son in the Glenn Masain version.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: The poem attributes to Deirdre the wound of Gerrc, son of Illadan, and the
slaying of Eogan mac Durthacht.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: An editorial note says Eogan's slaying is absent from the Book of Leinster
version, while a sequel to the Glenn Masain version describes Eogan's death at
Fergus's hand.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: The poem says Deirdre will do a wild and hateful deed in wrath against the
king of noble Ulster, that her little grave shall be in that place, and that her
tale shall be renowned.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Cathbad
description: Named as the author or source associated with the poem whose fuller
translation is given.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Deirdre
description: Addressed in the poem as the cause of destruction, daughter of Feidlimid,
and the figure through whom foretold sorrow, exile, wounds, slaying, grave, and
renown are connected.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Feidlimid
description: Named as Deirdre's father in the phrase addressing her as daughter
of Feidlimid.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Ulster / Ulstermen
description: The collective people or polity said to sorrow in Deirdre's time; Fergus
is said to be exiled from the Ulstermen.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Three sons of Usnach
description: Three lofty sons whose exile is foretold in the poem.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Mighty son of Rog
description: A figure whose safeguard is said to be violated, with later repentance.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Fergus
description: A figure whose exile from the Ulstermen is attributed to Deirdre; an
editorial note also reports that the Glenn Masain sequel describes Eogan's death
at Fergus's hand.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Fiachna / Fiacha
description: Named in the poem as Fiachna, son of Conor, whose wound will come;
a note reports variant genealogy as grandson or son of Conor in different versions.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Conor
description: Named as connected with Deirdre's concealment and as the father or
grandfather of Fiachna/Fiacha in the editorial note.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Gerrc son of Illadan
description: Named as a wounded figure in the poem.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Eogan mac Durthacht
description: Named as a slain figure in the poem; the editorial note discusses variant
accounts of his death.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: King of noble Ulster
description: The figure against whom Deirdre's wild and hateful deed is said to
be done in wrath.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: poem authority
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage calls the translated poem Cathbad's poem.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: foretold cause of destruction
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The poem addresses Deirdre as a great cause of destruction and ties later
harms to her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:3
label: renowned woman with foretold grave
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The poem says her grave shall be in that place and her tale shall be renowned.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:4
label: named father
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Deirdre is addressed as daughter of Feidlimid.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: sorrowing collective
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Ulster is said to sorrow in Deirdre's time.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: exile figure
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:7
basis: The poem foretells exile for the sons of Usnach and Fergus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: holder of violated safeguard
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The poem mentions violation of the safeguard of the mighty son of Rog.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: reported killer in variant sequel
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The editorial note says the Glenn Masain sequel describes Eogan's death at
Fergus's hand.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:9
label: wounded figure
assigned_to:
- fig:8
- fig:10
basis: The poem names the wound of Fiachna and the wound of Gerrc.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:10
label: concealing ruler or kin figure
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The note mentions Deirdre's long concealment by Conor and variant kinship
to Fiachna/Fiacha.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: role:11
label: slain figure
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: The poem names the slaying of Eogan mac Durthacht.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:12
label: target of wrath
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: The poem says Deirdre will do a wild and hateful deed for wrath against the
king of noble Ulster.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: hidden or veiled daughter
literal_form: epithet of hiddenness or veiling
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: safeguard
literal_form: violated safeguard
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: grave
literal_form: little grave
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:4
label: Emain
literal_form: place where a violent deed is foretold
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Editorial introduction and epithet explanation
summary: The passage introduces a fuller translation of Cathbad's poem and comments
on the meaning of Deirdre's epithet as modest, veiled, or hidden, with reference
to concealment by Conor.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Prophecy of Deirdre's destructive consequences
summary: The poem addresses Deirdre and foretells sorrow for Ulster, exile of the
sons of Usnach and Fergus, a violent deed at Emain, violation of a safeguard,
wounds, slaying, wrath against Ulster's king, her grave, and lasting renown.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: scene:3
label: Editorial comparison of textual variants
summary: The note compares how different textual versions treat Fiachna/Fiacha's
genealogy and Eogan's death.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:11
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: prophecy of destruction surrounding a woman
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The poem repeatedly addresses Deirdre and foretells that sorrow, exile, wounds,
slaying, and wrathful deeds will occur in connection with her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents this as a translated poem and editorially mediated
prophecy; it does not narrate the later events directly.
- id: motif:2
label: foretold exile of heroic companions
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: The poem foretells the exile of the three sons of Usnach and the exile of
Fergus from the Ulstermen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy link to departure is broad; the passage specifically uses
exile rather than a voluntary quest departure.
- id: motif:3
label: violated protection leading to repentance
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The poem says a violent deed will be done in Emain and that afterwards there
will be repentance for violation of the safeguard of the mighty son of Rog.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not explain the nature of the safeguard or the full circumstances
of its violation.
- id: motif:4
label: renowned tragic grave of heroine
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The poem says Deirdre's little grave will be in that place and that her tale
will be renowned.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states the grave and renown but does not provide a burial
narrative.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 7907-7911
quote_or_summary: The note says Thurneysen omits a verse of Cathbad's poem and introduces
a translation of the whole.
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: quote
locator: 7912-7916
quote_or_summary: Deirdre is addressed as a cause of destruction; Ulster shall sorrow
in her time; she is called daughter of Feidlimid.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 7918-7926
quote_or_summary: The note discusses ingen fial as possibly meaning modest, veiled,
or hidden, and says hidden would suit Deirdre because of her long concealment
by Conor.
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: 7928-7932
quote_or_summary: The poem says mischief will come on Deirdre's account and that
the three sons of Usnach will be exiled.
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: 7934-7938
quote_or_summary: The poem foretells a violent deed in Emain and later repentance
for violation of the safeguard of the mighty son of Rog.
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: 7942-7946
quote_or_summary: The poem says that through Deirdre come the exile of Fergus from
the Ulstermen and the wound of Fiachna, son of Conor.
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: summary
locator: 7948-7950
quote_or_summary: The note says Fiachna is Conor's grandson in the Book of Leinster
account, while Fiacha is Conor's son in the Glenn Masain version.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 7952-7956
quote_or_summary: The poem attributes to Deirdre the wound of Gerrc, son of Illadan,
and the slaying of Eogan mac Durthacht.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 7958-7963
quote_or_summary: The note says Eogan's slaying is absent from the Book of Leinster
version, that he appears in the Ulster army in the War of Cualgne, and that the
Glenn Masain sequel describes his death by Fergus.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 7965-7968
quote_or_summary: The poem says Deirdre will do a wild and hateful deed in wrath
against the king of noble Ulster; her little grave will be there and her tale
renowned.
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: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is strong because the passage is explicit. Motif labels
are candidate abstractions from a prophetic poem and should be reviewed. No external
comparison claims were added.
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: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used. Taxonomy references were applied sparingly; most motif and symbol labels remain local to the passage.
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