batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l8485-l8502
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l8485-l8502
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
passage_locator:
label: PAGE 138 / PAGE 141 / PAGE 144 / PAGE 146; lines 8485-8502
start: '8485'
end: '8502'
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 passage consists of editorial notes on readings and translations:
a variant reading concerning four jewels of carbuncle versus forty; a note on
O''Curry''s translation of a phrase; a cited poem line lamenting the departing
of the speaker''s ghost; and a quoted line about a hypothetical cutting off of
part of a sound leg and part of an arm.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: An editorial note gives the reading “Four jewels of carbuncle” and contrasts
it with “forty” in the Book of Leinster.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The note says O'Curry translates “Each one of them fit to adorn it” as “in
each compartment,” and discusses the Irish phrase.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: A poem line is cited in which a speaker laments the departing of the speaker's
ghost.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: A quoted line refers to someone having struck off half of the speaker's sound
leg and half of the speaker's arm.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: O'Curry
description: Named translator or commentator cited in the editorial note.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: unnamed speaker
description: Speaker implied by the first-person references to “my ghost,” “my leg,”
and “my arm.”
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: unnamed striker
description: Unidentified figure referred to as “he” in the quoted line about striking
off parts of the speaker's leg and arm.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: translator or commentator
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The editorial note says O'Curry quotes and translates variant readings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: lamenting speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The cited lines use first-person possession in relation to a departing ghost
and injured limbs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: violent actor in quoted speech
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The quoted line says “he had struck off” and “he had smitten off.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: jewels of carbuncle
literal_form: four jewels of carbuncle
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: departing ghost
literal_form: the departing of my ghost
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: severed limbs
literal_form: half of a sound leg and half of an arm struck or smitten off
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Editorial note on variant readings and translation
summary: The passage comments on manuscript readings concerning jewels of carbuncle
and on O'Curry's translation of a phrase.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Quoted lament and bodily injury lines
summary: The passage cites a poem line about the departing of a ghost and a quoted
statement about severe injury to the speaker's leg and arm.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
candidate_motifs: []
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 8485-8491
quote_or_summary: 'Editorial note: “Four jewels of carbuncle” is given as a reading;
it is contrasted with “forty” in the Book of Leinster, and O''Curry''s translation
of a phrase is discussed.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation and summary permitted.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 8493-8495
quote_or_summary: 'Line 8 of poem: “Alas for the departing of my ghost.”'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation permitted.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 8497-8500
quote_or_summary: "“Though he had struck off the half of my leg that is sound, though
he had smitten off half my arm.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation permitted.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: uncertain
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is editorial commentary and isolated quoted lines, with minimal
narrative context. No supported motif-family or comparison claim is extracted.
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 refs assigned; available symbol taxonomy did not include the literal objects in this passage.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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